The Flash
TheDC Extended Universewill reportedly retconBatman ForeverandBatman & Robin . Those two films were directed by Joel Schumacher , following Tim Burton’sBatman Returns . Schumacher’sBatmanmovies take the property in a very unlike direction , trading in Burton ’s glowering sensibilities for something more camp . After playing Batman in Burton ’s two installing , Michael Keaton pass away on coming back forBatman Forever , citing his dissatisfaction with the script . Batman ForeverandBatman & Robinwere both poorly - received , effectively ending the enfranchisement before Christopher Nolan rebooted it .
Though the first fourBatmanfilms are normally box together , the disparate note make it unmanageable for fans to believethe Burton and SchumacherBatmanmovies are set in the same continuity . Due to the wildly contrast coming , it ’s almost easier to consider each conductor ’s vision its own entity , as contradict to make the stark serial work as a corporate whole . AsKeaton is set to dally Batman again inThe Flashmovie , WB is going to use that train of sentiment to their advantage and integrate a retcon .
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According toThe Wrap , the plan for Keaton’sFlashappearance is for it to"disregard the latter two entree entirely , and search what Keaton ’s version of Batman has been up to since we last see him . “This means that in the DCEU canon , onlyBatmanandBatman Returnswill be consider canyon ; Schumacher ’s entries are being retconned .
The DCEU is hardly the first Hollywood enfranchisement to retcon less - beloved entree in a long - running franchise . It ’s a construct that ’s gained a fair amount of traction over the past fistful of years ; two noteworthy instance areTerminator : Dark Fate(which serve as a lineal sequel toTerminator 2 : Judgment Day ) and 2018’sHalloween(which was a followup to only the 1978 original).WhenAlien 5was attempting to get off the ground , the idea was for it to retconAlien 3andAlien : Resurrection of Christ , foot up the storey from whereAliensleft off . give how prevailing this practice is in the industry , it is n’t surprising to see the DCEU survey suit . While some do appreciate the ' ninety camp of Schumacher’sBatmanmovies , this is just a cleaner way of integrating Keaton ’s variation . The movie maker are n’t forcing him to line up with something so dissimilar ( and that Keaton himself did n’t care ) .
It ’ll be interesting to see what Keaton ’s Batman has been up to in the 10 sinceBatman Returns . He was still an active crimefighter following that moving-picture show , so he likely had another several years patrolling the streets of Gotham and run into various extremity of his scalawag drift . Fans will probably like to see some of these adventures for added context ; while they would n’t be reverse into movies , perhaps DC could depict them in tie - in comedian released leading up toThe Flash’spremiere . disregardless of what happens , it ’ll be fun to seeKeaton ’s Batman on the big projection screen again .
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Source : The Wrap
