Matt Reeves is busy expanding his Gotham empire with The Batman Part II, The Penguin season two, and more villain spinoffs. James Gunn insists it’ll never touch the DCU, but the math doesn’t add up. Audiences want clarity, executives want streamlining, and Gunn already cracked the multiverse door with Peacemaker. Sooner or later, these worlds are colliding — the only question is whether it happens on Reeves’ and Gunn’s terms, or in a boardroom mandate.
The Clock Is Ticking for Pattinson’s Batman at DC Studios
James Gunn says Batman is his “biggest issue” in building the DCU—but it’s not just creative frustration, it’s a brewing power struggle. With Matt Reeves dragging his feet on The Batman Part II, Gunn is running out of patience and time. And while Superman might kick off this new universe, it’s Batman who really holds it together—and Gunn knows it.
Hollywood After Dark 