Warner Bros. was engaged on a live-action model of Batman Beyond with Michael Keaton earlier than its DC Universe shakeup.
During the newest episode of The Hot Mic podcast, Jeff Sneider reported that Warner Bros. cancelled a Batman film that includes Michael Keaton as an older model of Bruce Wayne following his look in The Flash. After the episode, Heroic Hollywood’s Umberto Gonzalez revealed that the film was a live-action tackle Batman Beyond.
The Batman Beyond film was being penned by Christina Hodson, the author behind Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and The Flash. According to Jeff Sneider, Hodson’s Batman Beyond was killed by James Gunn and Peter Safran, the brand new heads of Warner Bros Discovery’s DC division.
For now, Michael Keaton remains to be set to seem in Ezra Miller’s first cinematic solo outing as The Flash, which is claimed to be testing by means of the roof. The film was just lately rescheduled and is now set to hit theaters on June 16, 2023.
Directed by Andy Muschietti from a script written by Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson, The Flash is impressed by the Flashpoint comedian ebook storyline, which adopted Barry Allen as he navigated an altered DC Universe. Written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Andy Kuber, Flashpoint radically altered the standing of the DC Comics universe and led to the launch of the New 52 titles.
In addition to Ezra Miller and Michael Keaton, The Flash additionally options Ben Affleck as one other model of Batman, Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora-Ul and Sasha Calle as Supergirl. Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso and Luke Brandon Field are additionally on board in undisclosed roles.
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