Is Batman: The Brave and The Bold in trouble? Director Andy Muschietti reveals it’s been a long time since he spoke about the project with James Gunn.
There’s been a lot of talk about Batman’s place in the DC Universe in recent weeks. With the delay of The Batman Part II and a lack of progress on Batman: The Brave And The Bold, fans thought that James Gunn may be scrapping his plans for a new Batman in favor of Robert Pattinson. That was, until director Andy Muschietti set the record straight that the reboot will introduce a separate incarnation of the character.
Yet it seems it’s not always sunny in the DC Universe. In the same interview with Radio TU as he assured fans that The Brave and The Bold will have a new Batman, Andy Muschietti provided a perplexing update on the project’s progress. According to the director, even though he is still attached, he hasn’t spoken to James Gunn about the film since Superman started shooting in February of last year.
“I’ve had conversations with James Gunn about the story concept, but we haven’t talked since before Superman began filming.”
Why The Brave And The Bold Is Delayed
Even though James Gunn has come out to say that The Brave and The Bold has not been delayed, there still hasn’t been any progress made on bringing the DC Universe’s version of Batman to the silver screen. Continuing in his interview, Andy Muschietti explained that this is likely due to the studio not wanting two incarnations of the Caped Crusader to confuse people by coming out too close together.
“As everyone knows, the Batman featured in The Brave and the Bold will belong to the new DC universe. It’s quite obvious that Matt Reeves’ Batman is not part of this new universe. However, DC and Warner Bros. are moving forward with the second part of Reeves’ Batman series, which, as widely reported, is expected to release around 2027.”
“Releasing two Batman films simultaneously would be counterproductive. What DC is doing is creating a strategy to ensure these two films don’t conflict with each other. Regarding my involvement in the project, there are good intentions for now. They want to do the movie with me, and I want to do it as well. I’m eager to work on the film. We are talking about the story and the tone.”
Some have latched onto Andy Muschietti’s wording of “good intentions for now” to suggest that a fallout between the director and James Gunn may be on the horizon. However, with there being no development on Batman: The Brave and The Bold, it’s hard to say exactly when or in what form the project will come to fruition, regardless of the creators personal feelings toward one another.
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