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Caroline Young

James Gunn Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Shutting Down Rumors About The Batman II’s Villains

James Gunn being interviewed on CBS This Morning/ Robert Pattinson with a dirty face in Batman cape and cowl for The Batman. (side by side image).

James Gunn is in the midst of overseeing an entire cinematic universe, so it's honestly amazing that he finds time to interact with fans. The Superman director even engages with them on purported theories, more recently those involving the DCU. Outside of that budding franchise is Matt Reeves’ upcoming sequel to The Batman, which has sparked considerable speculation. Most recently, franchise devotees have been making guesses about the film's villain(s), and Gunn still isn't shying away from shutting down the chatter.

In recent posts on Threads, fans were hammering Gunn with questions on anything from the reported Teen Titans movie to New Gods. Unsurprisingly, the next big-screen outing for Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight was also a topic of discussion. While fans shot some theories at Gunn, like asking about the inclusion of Hush as a villain, Gunn held his ground and provided a very direct answer to the onslaught of rumors and speculation:

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