The superhero genre continues to be popular, and DC's co-CEO James Gunn has been hard at work crafting a new shared universe (which is streaming with a HBO Max subscription). While we've been treated to the first three projects in the DCU's first phase called Gods and Monsters, Batman has been noticeably absent. And Gunn recently explained why he's not rushing to bring Gotham's Protector to the big screen.
Fans who spent years watching the DC movies in order have seen a number of different Batman adaptations come and go, including Ben Affleck and Robert Pattinson. You'd think he'd be one of the first heroes to join the DCU, but in a conversation with Rolling Stone Gunn shared his methodical approach to the beloved vigilante. In his words:
