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.
Elseworlds Will Kill the DCU Before It Even Starts
Elseworlds stories may work in comics, but throwing multiple disconnected timelines into DC’s cinematic relaunch is a recipe for disaster. If everything is “what if,” then nothing matters—and the audience won’t stick around to figure it out.
Hollywood After Dark 