Warner Bros. Discovery is all in on Matt Reeves’ The Batman franchise with them signing the director to an overall deal. Reeves has also been developing several spinoff series that include a Penguin spinoff, a series that is set in Arkham Asylum, and one that will focus on the GCPD. A sequel to The Batman is in development, with the director already penning the script and will reveal his plans to DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran in a few weeks. Gunn recently debunked a report that claimed that they were working on a way to merge The Batman universe with the universe they’re creating and that Batman will have a major role in the DC Universe. During the ending of the film we see Joker (Barry Keoghan) and Riddler (Paul Dano) forming a friendship and possibly setting them up for an appearance in the sequel. Keoghan recently appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he teased his return as the Clown Prince of Crime.
