It could be argued that Warner Bros. have been a little too eager to commit to multi-film projects in the past, what with David Ayer originally being eyed for sequels to Suicide Squad and Zack Snyder also originally meant to helm multiple Superman and Justice League films, but here, with The Batman, talk of sequels doesn't invoke the same kind of anxiety.
In a deep dive into Reeves' project, Forbes claim that an entire trilogy of Batman films is being optioned by Reeves and Warner Bros., with the potential for further spin-offs to come in between and after the release of sequels to The Batman.
Trilogies can be tricky, but what's exciting here is that it seems as though Reeves is charting an overarching course for the character. It's not just being taken one film at a time anymore, and while every good comic book movie should stand on its own, the Caped Crusader deserves an epic, sprawling saga.
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 written 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 Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
