Batman Beyond movie with Michael Keaton canceled in DC cull

A solo Batman movie with Michael Keaton was set to be an adaptation of Batman Beyond – but it’s been cancelled amid James Gunn and Peter Safran’s shakeup of DC.

Keaton first donned the cowl in 1989’sBatman, facing off against Jack Nicholson and setting the template for the modern superhero movie. He returned three years later for Batman Returns, an altogether darker film that led to a pantomimic gear-shift with Joel Schumacher.

Michael Keaton as Batman and a still from Batman Beyond

However, under earlier Warner Bros plans, Keaton was set to reprise his role in the DCEU in a big way. He’ll appear inEzra Miller’s The Flash movie, and he was set to star inBatgirland cameo in Aquaman 2.

Then came David Zaslav, who nuked Batgirl before it could be released, andruled there wouldn’t be “four Batmans.”

Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman and Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman in The Batman

Michael Keaton’s Batman Beyond movie axed

Yesterday,The Hollywood Reporterunleashed a monster with an article covering (and speculating) Gunn and Safran’s DC game plan, including thecancelation of Wonder Woman 3, the possibility ofrecasting Jason Momoa as Lobo, and maybe evengetting rid of Henry Cavill as Supermanafter his return inBlack Adam.

Now, according toJeff Sneider, Keaton was also supposed to be getting another Batman movie, but that’s no longer going ahead.

Robert Pattinson’s Batman, John Cena as Peacemaker, and Milly Alcock

FYI@TheInSneider, the “solo” Michael Keaton Batman movie you’re talking about that Christina Hodson was writing, was in fact the BATMAN BEYOND movie.pic.twitter.com/I1MpKZiJGG

The movie – which was being written by Christina Hodson, who penned Birds of Prey, The Flash, and the cancelled Batgirl – was set to be an adaptation of Batman Beyond, as perUmberto Gonzalez of The Wrap.

Alan Ritchson in Reacher, Batman in the comics, and Robert Pattinson’s Batman

Batman Beyond is an animated series that premiered in 1999, serving as a sequel to Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. It follows an older, retired Bruce Wayne serving as a mentor to Terry McGinnis, who takes on the mantle of the Dark Knight.

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It’s believed Keaton will still appear in The Flash movie, which is set for release on June 03, 2025.

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