A new Batman film is coming to theaters yet again. James Gunn has announced that a new Batman film titled The Brave and the Bold is in the works as part of his new DCU slate.
The new film is said to feature a new actor as Batman. As such, fans shouldn’t expect Ben Affleck or Robert Pattinson to be involved with this iteration. Additionally, as shared via James Gunn, it looks like Batman’s iconic sidekick Robin will be part of the film as well.
Interestingly, however, this Robin will be none other than Damian Wayne. It appears that the film focuses on Batman after he discovers Damian Wayne is his son. Fans will recognize the similarities with the Batman comic run by Grant Morrison. These issues featured Batman’s son he shared with Talia al Ghul.
Here’s what James Gunn had to say about The Brave and the Bold:
“This is the introduction of the DCU’s Batman. It is not Robert Pattinson. It is not Ben Affleck. We’re working, you know, with Robert on Batman 2. And in dealing with that with Matt Reeves. I am working with Ben Affleck who really wants to be—has been a part of our architectural team trying to bring things together, and he really wants to direct one of our projects, and we’re excited for him doing that. But this is a story of Damian Wayne, who is Batman’s actual son, who we didn’t know existed for the first eight to 10 years of his life. He was raised as a little murderer and assassin. He’s a little son of a bitch. He’s my favorite Robin, based on the Grant Morrison comic books run, which is one of my favorite Batman runs, and we are putting that all together right now.”
Excitingly, it appears that the film will include many other beloved Bat-Family characters. As noted by Peter Safran:
“It’s going to feature other members of the extended Bat-Family. Just because we feel like they’ve been left out of the Batman stories in the theater for far too long.”
Hopefully we’ll have more details on this fresh take soon. As such, fans can stay tuned to ScreenGeek for additional updates on The Brave and the Bold as we have them.