As the world waits for more Batman to hit the big screen, James Gunn wants you to know and internalize that Robert Pattinson won’t be double dipping. On Threads, a fan asked if Pattinson could play a DCU variant separate from the version he plays in Matt Reeves’ Bat-movies. Welp no Pattison as DCU Batman pic.twitter.com/BLR4RCcitr — Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) January 28, 2026That’s where Andy Muschietti’s Brave and the Bold comes in. In a separate Threads post, Gunn came to her defense, saying anyone holding the latter film against her “has almost certainly never read an actual screenplay by Christina. Meanwhile, Pattinson will reprise his Batman in October 2027’s The Batman Part II.