Michael Keaton Is Playing The Same Batman In Flash As Burton Movies - Screen Rant

Should the ongoing talks go to plan, Michael Keaton will play the same Batman from the Tim Burton films in The Flash. Keaton played the iconic DC hero in two films: Batman and Batman Returns. Plans for Keaton's third appearance as Batman fell apart when Burton left the film and was replaced by Joel Schumacher. Despite that, Keaton has remained one of the most beloved cinematic Batmans based on those two films. Keaton returned to the world of comic book movies for Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming, but it wasn't until yesterday that it seemed like he could revisit the DC side of things. News broke that Keaton is in very early talks to reprise his Batman for The Flash.

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The Flash is an interesting choice for his big return, but it's also the one that might provide the best explanation for how Keaton is back. A solo film for Ezra Miller's Barry Allen has been in the works for years now, but so far has struggled to come to fruition. However, a positive sign came when The Flash scored a 2022 release date. It: Chapter 2 director Andy Muschietti is currently attached to direct the film, which will reportedly adapt the famous Flashpoint storyline from the comics. In Flashpoint, Barry travels back in time to save his mother from being murdered, but in doing so, he changes the reality in numerous significant ways.

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This would explain how Keaton could return as Batman, especially since he will be playing the same Batman he played in Burton's films. Per TheWrap, Keaton's appearance in The Flash will see what his Batman has been up to since fans last saw him in Batman Returns. The subsequent Batman films, which starred Val Kilmer and George Clooney, are not considered canon within the DCEU.

Should Keaton indeed return to the role of Batman, he'll likely be included in additional DCEU films such as Batgirl. Reports suggest he'll take on a Nick Fury-like role within the franchise; that is, he'll appear in a significant supporting role for several films. Again, though, these talks are still ongoing, so there's a chance these plans will never come to pass. Still, it's an exciting prospect that didn't seem possible before.

Fans might get some vital updates about this development in August, when the first-ever DC FanDome arrives. Announced last week, the DC FanDome is a 24-hour virtual convention that promises to include some major DCEU reveals. The Flash will be included among the projects discussed, and it would make sense for Keaton's appearance to be confirmed then (should the discussions be completed). DC FanDome takes place on August 22, so it's just a little less than two months to go before fans learn more about what to expect from this long-awaited film.

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Source: TheWrap

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• Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)Release date: Oct 02, 2020
• The Suicide Squad (2021)Release date: Aug 06, 2021
• The Batman (2021)Release date: Oct 21, 2021
• Black Adam (2021)Release date: Dec 22, 2021
• DC Super Pets (2022)Release date: May 20, 2022
• The Flash (2022)Release date: Jun 03, 2022
• Shazam 2 (2022)Release date: Nov 04, 2022
• Aquaman 2 (2022)Release date: Dec 16, 2022

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Rachel LaBonte is a news and features writer for Screen Rant with a deep passion for movies and television. A recent graduate of Emerson College, she majored in Media Arts Production while specializing in screenwriting. She's been a writer ever since high school when she realized she was rather good at it and joined as many entertainment news clubs as she could while in school. Most notably, she wrote for Emerson's website Emertainment Monthly, and one of her film reviews won an Evvy (Emerson's student awards) for Best Review. Her deep love of movies led to her working at a movie theater for five years, which she loved despite the angry customers. An avid reader who constantly buys books before reading the ones she already owns, Rachel is a huge fan of superheroes (especially of the Marvel variety) and wizards and will likely never be able to catch up on all the movies/TV shows she longs to watch.

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