The effects of the collapse of Flash at the box office they keep piling up. In addition to the fact that we’ll probably never see a sequel, plans for a Batman starring michael keaton.
According to the manager kevin smiththere were great possibilities to make a film called Batman Beyond with Michael Keaton reprising as Bruce Wayne/Batman. As long as the box office figures of Flash be good. Smith’s source is the son of producer Michael Uslan, who has worked with Warner Bros. on the Dark Knight movies since the 1989 feature film directed by Tim Burton. In fact, Uslan is an executive producer of batman (2022).
Kevin Smith revealed the news on his podcast Fatman Beyond. “I expected [a The Flash] do better at the box office because Michael Uslan’s son explained to me that if he had figures similar to batman [de Matt Reeves] which earned 130 million at its premiere, one of the next superhero movies would be Batman Beyond with Michael Keaton. So my reaction was ‘please let the film make a lot of money’.”
But the situation is exactly the opposite. Flash has raised between 55 and 61 million dollars, well below the 70 to 75 million dollars that expert analysts estimated for the last production of DC Studios. Some American publications focused on Hollywood, such as Variety are already calling the movie “a financial disaster,” following in the wake of Black Adam and Shazam, fury of the godswhich have been a disappointment both for audiences and for specialized critics.
“It’s an absolute disaster,” explains an industry veteran in an interview for the publication. “It must have grossed about $120 million when it opened in the United States.” Flash It has not only generated quite negative reviews for the film itself, but also for the terrible quality of its digital visual effects and for the personal problems of its protagonist, Ezra Miller.
The Third Batman Movie With Michael Keaton We’ll Probably Never See
An adaptation for the big screen of Batman Beyond It’s been rumored for years. One of the latest reports related to the film is that the screenwriter of fast & furious 9Dan Casey, was working on an animated production similar to Spider-Man: A New Universe. Then James Gunn and Peter Safran, once they took control of DC Studios, decided to cancel pre-production on a feature film. live action with Michael Keaton.
The project was being developed by Christina Hodson (Flash, Birds of Prey, Batgirl). The Wrap corroborated the report and assured that it would be an adaptation of Batman Beyond. Later, in the hollywood reporter They gave more details. Supposedly DC and Warner were pretty excited about the project, but with the arrival of Gunn Y Safran, it was canceled outright.
Batman Beyond is an animated series released in 1999 that worked as a sequel to Batman: The Animated Series. It takes place in the future, in Neo-Gotham. In it he looks like a retired Bruce Wayne, he trains Terry McGinnis to become the new Batman.
The series had four seasons —from 1999 to 2001— and was accompanied by a film, also animated, released in 2000, called Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. It was so successful that this version of the dark knight appeared in DC comics.