James Gunn says DCU's new Batman casting 'isnt very far away' but Harley Quinn is Margot Robbie's move

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Set us as preferred The DC Universe’s Batman hasn’t been cast yet, but James Gunn says “it won’t be too long” until it happens.The filmmaker and DC Studios co-chief recently debunked a couple of rumors regarding the status of the superhero franchise’s new Caped Crusader, whose existence in the shared cinematic universe was confirmed in an episode of the animated “Creature Commandos” last year.

“Batman ...isn’t cast yet, by the way, [to] all the people thinking he’s going to appear in this or that,” Gunn said in a one-off “official podcast” episode released Thursday about the status of his 2021 film, “The Suicide Squad,” in the DCU canon.

“It’s all b—.But when we do cast the DCU Batman, which isn’t very far away ...

I want to get everybody into account.” Movies Steven Soderbergh will help finish shooting ‘The Batman Part II’ as Matt Reeves deals with a family matter.‘Matt is still the director,’ says James Gunn.The DC Studios boss added that an actor having appeared in a small role on “The Suicide Squad” would not automatically disqualify them from being in the running.

“One of the things that excites me about casting Batman is being able to pick a Batman who’s actually the best actor for that role,” he said.“Supermans have always been chosen based on who the best actor for that role is.

And for some reason, Batmans are always chosen [from] movie stars.” Robert Pattinson currently portrays the Dark Knight in director Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” universe, but these films exist outside of the DCU continuity shared by the likes of “Superman” (2025,) “Supergirl” (2026) and “Lanterns.” For those searching for any clues about the DCU’s iteration of the character, Gunn teased that Batman will be about the same age as his “future best pal” Superm...