The Batman: Every Rumour You Need To Know

So... does Joker tie-in or not?

by Ewan Paterson
The Batman Joker
Warner Bros./Boss Logic

With the news that Zoë Kravitz has officially joined The Batman as Catwoman, production on Matt Reeves' comic book film is beginning to gather pace. Robert Pattinson has long been tapped to play Bruce Wayne/Batman, while further casting announcements regarding the roles of James Gordon, the Riddler and Penguin are expected to drop in the months ahead.

But as these announcements begin to steam ahead, so too does rumour and speculation. The DCEU - perhaps more so because audiences are less sure of its current status - opens itself up for this even more than the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There's been talk of Green Lantern sequels, Supergirl replacing Superman and more delays and cancellations that Warner Bros. would care to admit.

However, with The Batman, a sense of stability has been restored. Reeves has promised a unique vision for the character and that confidence has brought with it a different kind of rumour - one that's more optimistic, and way less chaotic.

There are a whole bunch to digest, but as Reeves' film starts to take shape, here are the most convincing ones so far...

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and the Golden Age of Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled.