{"id":1744988,"date":"2022-11-19T06:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1744988"},"modified":"2022-11-19T10:34:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T15:34:26","slug":"warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-on-the-future-of-the-dcu-theres-not-going-to-be-four-batmans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-on-the-future-of-the-dcu-theres-not-going-to-be-four-batmans\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on the Future of the DCU: \u201cThere\u2019s Not Going to Be Four Batmans\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwarner-bros-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav-on-the-future-of-the-dcu-theres-not-going-to-be-four-batmans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1744988&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>We are used to seeing sundry different takes on Batman in DC movies these days from Robert Pattinson to Ben Affleck and soon Michael Keaton \u2014 that is if his comeback ever really comes to pass \u2014 but the big guy at Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, is saying we shouldn\u2019t remain used to that much longer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_184927\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184927\" class=\"wp-image-184927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.12-07.58-boundingintocomics-63471c59da90d-1340x719-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.12-07.58-boundingintocomics-63471c59da90d-1340x719-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.12-07.58-boundingintocomics-63471c59da90d-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.12-07.58-boundingintocomics-63471c59da90d-768x412-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.12-07.58-boundingintocomics-63471c59da90d.png 1900w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-184927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Keaton as Batman in Batman (1989), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/16\/penciler-chris-wozniak-takes-warner-bros-to-court-for-the-batman-plagiarism-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penciler Chris Wozniak Takes Warner Bros. To Court For \u2018The Batman\u2019 Plagiarism Accusations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think over the next few years, you\u2019re going to see a lot of growth and opportunity around DC, there\u2019s not going to be four Batmans,\u201d Zaslav said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/david-zaslav-warner-bros-discovery-james-gunn-dc-movies-roadmap-1235262032\/\"><span>interview with The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span> \u201cAnd so part of our strategy is [to] drive the hell out of DC, which James [Gunn] and Peter [Safran] are going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that there are more thrills coming from the new Co-Chairmen of DC Studios as it is now known, filmmaker Gunn and <em>Shazam!<\/em> producer Safran. \u201cI think they\u2019ve thrilled the fans. I think they\u2019re going to thrill you over a period of time,\u201d he said, also hinting at the changes to come creatively and what he sees in them as leaders.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_188883\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188883\" class=\"wp-image-188883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.11-07.15-boundingintocomics-636e9f59d7237-1340x1005-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.11-07.15-boundingintocomics-636e9f59d7237-1340x1005-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.11-07.15-boundingintocomics-636e9f59d7237-300x225-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.11-07.15-boundingintocomics-636e9f59d7237-768x576-1.png 768w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.11-07.15-boundingintocomics-636e9f59d7237-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.11-07.15-boundingintocomics-636e9f59d7237.png 1440w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Batman and The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series Episode 41 \u201cJoker\u2019s Wild\u201d (1992), Warner Bros. Animation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are more Batmen than most of us realize when we look at the playing field so reining in the number of them down to one, maybe two, is a worthwhile pursuit. Aside from Pattinson in <em>The Batman<\/em> and Affleck in the Snyderverse, there\u2019s also Iain Glen who plays a <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/08\/24\/opinion-hbo-maxs-titans-has-a-batman-problem-thats-worse-than-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retired unstable Bruce Wayne on <em>Titans<\/em> periodically<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Add in Glen along with Keaton and you have four actors playing just as many different versions of Batman\/Wayne in the DC film and TV multiverse, even if they only mozy around every so often. Keaton\u2019s status is in doubt with <em>Batgirl<\/em> gone but he is still scheduled to guest star in <em>The Flash<\/em> next year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189656\" class=\"size-full wp-image-189656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.18-04.59-boundingintocomics-6377ba000758a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.18-04.59-boundingintocomics-6377ba000758a.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.18-04.59-boundingintocomics-6377ba000758a-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.18-04.59-boundingintocomics-6377ba000758a-1340x603-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.18-04.59-boundingintocomics-6377ba000758a-768x346-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne in Titans Season 2 Episode 7 \u201cBruce Wayne\u201d (2019), Warner Bros. Television<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/28\/rumor-clayface-coming-to-the-dceu-in-the-batman-spinoff-series-or-the-flash-sequel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumor: Clayface Coming To The DCEU In \u2018The Batman\u2019 Spinoff Series Or \u2018The Flash\u2019 Sequel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zaslav contrasted that variety with the perception of tighter control Marvel has over their continuity. \u201cDisney did a wonderful job with Marvel. But if you looked at Marvel and DC ten years ago, you would have said DC is as good or better,\u201d he said. \u201cBut Marvel is a connected universe. It has a \u2018bible.\u2019 The key was having one person following everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding that DC is an \u201cundervalued asset,\u201d Zaslav continued, \u201cAll of Marvel is one place. You don\u2019t wake up and find that there has been a Batman TV show someplace\u2026DC is one of the biggest opportunities this company [has]. Our company is a creative company and so we found two great guys. You will see a lot of growth around DC.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_184085\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184085\" class=\"wp-image-184085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.06-03.39-boundingintocomics-633ef6a21fa6b-1340x1005-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.06-03.39-boundingintocomics-633ef6a21fa6b-1340x1005-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.06-03.39-boundingintocomics-633ef6a21fa6b-300x225-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.06-03.39-boundingintocomics-633ef6a21fa6b-768x576-1.png 768w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.06-03.39-boundingintocomics-633ef6a21fa6b-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.06-03.39-boundingintocomics-633ef6a21fa6b.png 1600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-184085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Affleck as Batman in Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League (2021), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/11\/iconic-batman-voice-actor-kevin-conroy-passes-away-at-age-66-following-brief-battle-with-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iconic Batman Voice Actor Kevin Conroy Passes Away At Age 66 Following Brief Battle With Cancer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He laments that there hasn\u2019t been a solo Superman movie in 13 years and shares the goal is to reverse that by driving \u201cthe hell\u201d out of the undervalued DC, which Zaslav believes Gunn and Safran are going to do. Who they intend to anoint as their one and only Batman is up in the air but there are tenable signs and candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Reeves is expanding his dank and shadowy Gotham City with sequels and HBO Max spinoffs starring The Penguin and the denizens of Arkham Asylum so Pattinson should stay in the cowl for the foreseeable future. The possibility of bringing him into the mainline DCU exists although how Gunn and Safran get him there could strain credulity and clash with Reeves\u2019 grim realism.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180985\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180985\" class=\"wp-image-180985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.16-12.40-boundingintocomics-63246ec0ddd6a-1340x720-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.16-12.40-boundingintocomics-63246ec0ddd6a-1340x720-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-12.40-boundingintocomics-63246ec0ddd6a-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.16-12.40-boundingintocomics-63246ec0ddd6a-768x413-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.16-12.40-boundingintocomics-63246ec0ddd6a.png 1600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Keaton as Batman in Batman Returns (1992), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ben Affleck, as noted, is entrenching again and at the expense of Michael Keaton\u2019s revival, no less. Affleck is taking the place of the latter in <em>Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom<\/em> and will probably have more to do in <em>The Flash<\/em> if reports of reshoots are accurate and if they are extensive enough. Note that Keaton was Walter Hamada\u2019s idea.<\/p>\n<p>Under Zaslav, <em>Batgirl<\/em> was axed without a second thought and Hamada is out of a job. Keaton may join him after <em>The Flash<\/em> to bring the DCU\u2019s amount of active Caped Crusaders down to two. That would mean the choice is between Pattinson and Affleck but it\u2019s considerably easy when you realize the <em>Twilight<\/em> star\u2019s age gives him an edge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176277\" class=\"wp-image-176277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-1340x553-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-1340x553-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6-768x317-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.08.12-06.33-boundingintocomics-62f5f44076bf6.png 1600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-176277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Pattinson as Batman in The Batman (2022), Warner Bros. 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