The delays of Matt Reeves' Batman projects signal a shift in the DC Universe's focus. The new direction emphasizes fresh characters and avoids overreliance on Batman, allowing space for exciting new stories and a renewed appreciation for the iconic hero.
They weren’t unexpected pieces of news, but still, the final days of December 2024 were rough for Batman fans. First came the development that the Matt Reeves-directed projects once thought of as near-future silver-screen spectacles now occupy a place in the distant future, if they even happen at all. Like McDonald’s cups, these delays are crushing. Once a staple of your local multiplex, Batman is now destined to linger in the shadows for eons to come.
Still, there are some advantages to these developments, especially for the burgeoning DC Universe. Needless to say, this fresh cinematic universe does not need more. Immediately, the ground floor of this saga was built around the Caped Crusader. Affleck’s Batman would either show up on screen or get referenced through text in the next three DC Extended Universe titles. After that, his presence was more sporadic, with Affleck only reprising his role in . Theatrical DC film adaptations tend to lean on Batman and his mythos more often than not. For the new DC Universe, then, it’s time for something different. The vision of these characters spearheaded by James Gunn and Peter Safran needs to emphasize fresh characters previously unadapted into live-action, while starring a character endlessly adapted for movie theaters, will feature newcomers to live-action cinema like The Engineer, Metamorpho, and Mister Terrific. The DC Universe has to sell the general populace on exciting new stories that don’t just rehash what people have seen before. That’ll be a lot easier to do without spending immediate resources on the umpteenth solo. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. It’s an eternally true phrase that Hollywood as a whole could stand to take more cues from. In the case of Batman, taking a little bit of time off from the character will inevitably get people extra stoked when he shows up agai
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