The Batman/Rumors

This page is dedicated to all rumors regarding the film The Batman.

Casting

 * CONFIRMED! Ben Affleck won't be appearing.
 * DEBUNKED! Ben Affleck will reprise his role of Batman in the film.
 * Jared Leto will reprise his role of the Joker in the film.
 * Channing Tatum, the star of the theatrical 21 Jump Street film, will have a role.
 * Misha Collins, Channing Tatum, Milo Ventimiglia, Steven Yeun, and Jake Gyllenhaal have been approached for various roles.
 * Emily Blunt, Rosamund Pike, Alexandra Daddario, and Jessica Chastain have also been approached.
 * Ryan Potter made a 58 second choreographed fight sequence video of him campaigned for the role of Tim Drake / Robin.
 * DEBUNKED! Joe Manganiello will portray Deathstroke in the film.
 * Teresa Palmer Wants To Play Talia al Ghul.
 * John Cleese will have a role in the film.
 * Armie Hammer will portray either Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Jason Todd/Red Hood or the young Bruce Wayne/Batman.
 * DEBUNKED! Jake Gyllenhaal will replace Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman.
 * CONFIRMED! Andy Serkis will play Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow or Alfred Pennyworth ( He will play the new Alfred Pennyworth ).
 * Adam Joseph Scherr will portray Bane.
 * Jack Huston will portray Harvey Dent.
 * DEBUNKED! Jensen Ackles will play Jason Todd/Red Hood.
 * Nicholas Hoult will have a major role in the film.
 * Oscar Issac will have a mystery role.
 * DEBUNKED! Jack O’Connell will be the new Batman.
 * DEBUNKED! Dakota Johnson will portray Catwoman.
 * DEBUNKED! Armie Hammer will play Batman.
 * DEBUNKED! Jack Reynor, Alexander Ludwig, Jack O’Connell, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Nicholas Hoult are on the wishlist for Bruce Wayne/Batman.
 * CONFIRMED! Robert Pattison will play Bruce Wayne/Batman.
 * DEBUNKED! Vanessa Hudgens will play Selina Kyle/Catwoman.
 * Cole Sprouse is cast as Dick Grayson.
 * Actors for The Riddler, The Penguin, Catwoman, and Firefly will be any ethnicity between the ages of 20, 30 and 40.
 * DEBUNKED! Vanessa Kirby will play Catwoman.
 * John David Washington is being eyed to play Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
 * Giancarlo Esposito and Jamie Foxx will have a role.
 * DEBUNKED! Pierce Brosnan will play Alfred Pennyworth.
 * Rihanna will play Poison Ivy.
 * CONFIRMED! Matt Reeves wants a person of color to play Catwoman.
 * CONFIRMED! Zoë Kravitz will play Catwoman.
 * CONFIRMED! Jeffrey Wright will replace J.K. Simmons as Commissioner James Gordon.
 * DEBUNKED! Jonah Hill is in talks to portray the Riddler.
 * DEBUNKED! Lupita Nyong’o, Tessa Thompson, GuGu Mbatha-Raw, Alexandra Shipp, and Logan Browning are on the shortlist for Catwoman.
 * Seth Rogen will have a role.
 * Matthew McConaughey will play Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
 * Colin Farrell will play The Penguin.
 * Jayme Lawson's role is Barbara Gordon.
 * Kaitlyn Dever will play Barbara Gordon.

Heroes

 * CONFIRMED! Batman would be the protagonist of the film.
 * Dick Grayson/Nightwing will appear.
 * Barbara Gordon/Oracle will appear.
 * Tim Drake/Robin III will appear.
 * Dick Grayson/Robin will appear

Supporting characters

 * CONFIRMED! Catwoman will appear.
 * Amanda Waller will make a small cameo.
 * James Gordon and Harvey Dent will appear as secondary characters.
 * Jason Todd/Robin II will appear in some flashbacks.

Villains

 * DEBUNKED! Deathstroke will be the main antagonist of the film.
 * Red Hood/Jason Todd will be one of the antagonists.
 * DEBUNKED! Hush will be the main antagonist, along the Scarecrow and the Riddler.
 * Red Hood will be the secondary antagonist of the film, along Poison Ivy, the Joker, Harley Quinn, and Clayface.
 * DEBUNKED! The Joker and Red Hood/Jason Todd will be the main antagonists.
 * Black Mask will appear as a minor villain.
 * Harley Quinn will be in the film.
 * DEBUNKED! The Joker and Black Mask will be the main villains.
 * Maxie Zeus, Carmine Falcone, and Penguin will be secondary antagonists.
 * Mr. Freeze will be a villain.
 * Black Mask will be a minor villain.
 * Poison Ivy will be a minor villain.
 * Killer Croc will be a tertiary character.
 * Bane will be a minor villain.
 * Scarecrow will be a minor villain
 * Penguin will be the main villain.
 * Hush, Riddler or the court will be the main villains.
 * Batman's Rouge's Gallery will appear.
 * The Riddler and Firefly will appear.
 * The Mad Hatter and Two-Face will appear.
 * Penguin, Catwoman, Riddler, Firefly, Two-Face, and Mad Hatter will be the villains in this film.

Story

 * The film will adapt the comic book storylines Batman: A Death in the Family and Batman: Under the Hood.
 * The film will be influenced by the 2010 animated Batman: Under the Red Hood.
 * The film will adapt the comic book storyline Batman: Hush.
 * The Joker will die in the film.
 * The film will take place in Arkham Asylum.
 * Black Mask as the main villain breaking other villains out of Arkham to kill Batman.
 * Joker and Harley have a subplot involving a bomb to blow up all the inmates once Batman recaptures them all that results in Harley leaving the Joker because of the abuse and Batman trying to rehabilitate her.
 * Deathstroke is sent in by Waller to help contain the situation so she can use them for her means but Batman fights Deathstroke and promises Waller that he’s coming for her next.
 * Deadshot is also in it but leaves the Asylum to be with his daughter instead of getting his revenge on Batman.
 * There’s a really cool scene where Black Mask lines all the villains up and asks who will join him to get revenge (this scene will focus a lot on Deadshot’s reactions, making it clear he wants only freedom).
 * Many of the villains getaway in the end, with Batman promising to hunt them all down. The film will end with Batman overlooking Gotham and seeing one of the B-List villains (has yet to be decided) committing a crime.
 * DEBUNKED! The film will be based on Batman: Year One.
 * CONFIRMED! The film will be an original story using influence from many Batman comics and will be noir-driven and show off Batman as the world's greatest detective.
 * The Riddler is likely the main villain, who will be “a criminal mastermind in Gotham City who takes delight in incorporating riddles and puzzles into his schemes, leaving them as clues for the authorities to solve.”
 * The Penguin will be a “Gotham City mobster.” He is a “short, obese man with a long nose, and he uses high-tech umbrellas as weapons.”
 * Catwoman will also be in the film, as a “Gotham City burglar” who “wears a tight one-piece outfit and uses a bullwhip for a weapon.”
 * Another villain that will show up is “a professional arsonist known as the “Firefly”.” He “attempts to burn all the places that he lacked the privilege to go as an orphan child.”
 * Another villain rumored to appear is Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter. He is an older character, meanwhile, said to be between “40-50.” As per the traditional take on the villain, he’s “a scientist who invents and uses technological mind-controlling devices to influence and manipulate the minds of his victims.”
 * The film will adapt the comic book storyline The Long Halloween.

Production

 * CONFIRMED! Ben Affleck will direct. (Affleck as step down as director but will stay on as producer)
 * CONFIRMED! Ben Affleck and Geoff Johns will write the story for the film.
 * The title of the film will be called The Batman (Although it is currently the working title).
 * DEBUNKED! The film may replace The Justice League Part One release date.
 * DEBUNKED! Ben Affleck is only working on the script.
 * DEBUNKED! The film will be release in October 05, 2018 or November 1, 2019.
 * DEBUNKED! Filming will start next year in Spring or Summer. (Affleck has indicated that filming will start in April 2017).
 * CONFIRMED! Matt Reeves will replace Ben Affleck as director.
 * DEBUNKED! The film will be release in 2019.
 * Michael Giacchino will compose the film.
 * DEBUNKED! This could be one of the films to be release either on February 14, 2020 or June 5, 2020. (It will release on June 25, 2021)
 * DEBUNKED! Production will start around Spring 2019. (It will either start at the end of 2019 or beginn of 2020)
 * The new Batsuit will be shown on February 19, 2020.