Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman’
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The gates to Arkham Asylum are closing — for now. A DC present for Max centering on the hospital populated by Batman villains is not shifting ahead, a minimum of in its present iteration, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The most recent model of the present had The Staircase‘s Antonio Campos set as showrunner and The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves as govt producer. Whereas that take is not within the works, it’s potential a distinct model might emerge down the highway.
The proposed sequence went by means of years of improvement and altered path a number of instances. Initially, the present was set on this planet of the Reeves-directed The Batman film and targeted on the Gotham Police Division, going down a yr earlier than the film. Reeves teamed with Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter for a present introduced in July 2020, however Winter departed a number of months later, with Joe Barton set as the brand new showrunner in January 2021.
Ultimately, that concept morphed into one thing else, with Reeves stating in March 2022 the present would now deal with Arkham. Campos was reported as the brand new showrunner in in October 2022, and simply weeks later, James Gunn and Peter Safran took over because the bosses of the newly shaped DC Studios. The present was reconfigured as a part of the brand new DC Universe, quite than the separate universe that’s house to The Batman (and its upcoming sequel), in addition to The Penguin spinoff present.
Reeves is engaged on the script for The Batman Half II, due out in October 2026, whereas the Colin Farrell starring Penguin arrives on in September of this yr. Selection first reported the information.