This past weekend, a recent rumor hit the internet stating that WB was currently planning on releasing 4 Batman related films in 2019.
Per the rumor:
“The plan for 2019 is to release four Batman related films. Gotham City Sirens around Valentine’s Day weekend, Nightwing on Memorial Day weekend, Batgirl in August and The Batman in November. The studio is doing this to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Batman. In addition, two Batman animated films are also planned for 2019. One will be an adaptation of The Long Halloween.”
Well, Geoff Johns was asked about the rumor on Twitter, and gave a very sarcastic response:
27. Including Batmite: The Movie. pic.twitter.com/9jzHpYiHVS
— Geoff Johns (@geoffjohns) April 11, 2017
Pretty interesting, as some of these Reddit leaks have been pretty accurate in the past. The rumor also stated that Deathstroke would no longer be the main Batman villain:
“The Batman film will still have Deathstroke but not as a main villain. Matt Reeves wants to do a larger scale Batman film that will include the Bat family as well as most of Batman’s rogues.”
It also seems like The DCEU is doing a lot of changing in terms of their release slate, so these leaks may have been true at one point but are no longer. As with everything, we’ll just have to wait and see what happen.
For now, you can see Batman again in Justice League when it hits theaters this November – or if the character appears in Wonder Woman in June.
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