By Remember earlier in the day when we reported that The Batman isn’t part of the DCEU? Turns out that The Batman really is part of the DCEU. Director Matt Reeves’ wording made it seem like it would not be part of the DCEU; the non-DCEU Joker origin movie from Todd Philips and Martin Scorsese probably fueled this whole rigmarole as well.
Reeves took to Twitter earlier this afternoon to set the record straight.
Jeez, what'd I miss, guys…? 😀
Just to be clear: Of COURSE Batman will be part of the D.C. Universe. Batman will be BATMAN…
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) August 24, 2017
In my comments from a while back about not being part of the DCEU, I was talking about The Batman being a story specifically about Batman…
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) August 24, 2017
…not about the others in the Universe. That it wouldn't be filled with cameos servicing other stories — that it would be a BATMAN story.
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) August 24, 2017
So there you go. It was just a misunderstanding based on phrasing and wording. Nothing to worry about. Reeves will do his Batman movie, and he won’t have to worry about setting up other movies, DCEU cameos, and other kinds of shared universe headaches.
So it looks like The Batman is the DCEU Batman that the DCEU deserves.
Still no word about Ben Affleck’s involvement, though.
[via /Film]