Michael Keaton inTalks to Return as Batman in Flash Movie

[Trinity]

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Michael Keaton, who starred as the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton's Batman films, is in talks to reprise the character for Warner Bro.'s DC movie, The Flash, E! News has learned.

Batman returns again.



Michael Keaton, who starred as the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton's Batman films, is in talks to reprise the character for Warner Bro.'s DC movie, The Flash, E! News has learned. A source shared with E! News, however, that "it's very early and it is far from a done deal."

According to multiple outlets, there are no details currently available about how big or small Keaton's role is. Keaton would appear alongside Ezra Miller, who's taking on the role of Barry Allen, aka The Flash.

Ezra Miller last appeared on the Crisis Crossover over on The CW, where he shared scenes with Barry Allen of The CW's Flash.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that if Keaton reprises his role of Batman in the upcoming film, he wouldn't just return for Flash but "possibly for several other DC-oriented film projects."

Further, there's talks, per THR, that the role "being envisioned for the veteran actor is akin to the role played by Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, something of a mentor or guide or even string puller. Batgirl is one of the projects in development that could fall under that win."

The Flash will be directed by It filmmaker Andy Muschietti.

Keaton first played Bruce Wayne in Burton's 1989 Batman film and reprised the character in the 1992 sequel, Batman Returns.

[Melinda Halliwell]

I'm assuming he'd play older Bruce/Batman like Kevin Conroy did in Crisis possibly Batman Beyond version perhaps?

If so I'd be fine with that as I enjoyed him in the 1989 film.

Own the anthology DVD boxset of Batman films up to George Clooney.

He would be from a different Earth than Ezra Miller's Flash as stated in Crisis cameo with Alex Knocks unless that's retroconned meaning Ezra's Flash would wind up on his earth via Speedforce obviously even if his role was a cameo then.

[adzpower]

He'd be playing Thomas Wayne then wouldn't he? That's the Batman from Flashpoint which I believe is what the movie is based on.

[Tim]

Good as Michael Keaton was as Batman, he's now more than 30 years older.  That will have to be addressed.

[Trinity]

Yeah, he is 68 years old now. I mean, he might be too old to play Batman in costume.

I don't see this more than a cameo, and perhaps another little easter egg appearance into his world or as Adam said he will be playing Thomas Wayne and the Batman from Flashpoint.

[Tim]

Yeah, they will have to address that elephant in the room.  No one is going to buy an almost 70 year old Batman.