The superhero genre continues to be wildly popular, and fans were recently treated to a new DC Universe thanks to co-CEO James Gunn. The new DCU, which is streaming with a HBO Max subscription, is coming together, although Matt Reeves' The Batman franchise is set outside of it. And Mike Flanagan recently spoke to the possibility of Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne joining the burgeoning shared universe.
What we know about The Batman Part II is limited, as it's not expected to arrive in theaters until 2027. The upcoming DC movie has a ton of hype surrounding it, as does the Clayface movie that was written by Flanagan. The Midnight Mass director recently appeared at Motor City Comic Con (via ScreenRant) and mused on the idea of Reeves' franchise moving into the DCU proper. He said:
