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The claims that the Flash will be the first entry in DCU were never clear.
James Gunn confirmed that the movie will reboot the DC universe, but everyone was very ambiguous about what it actually means for the future of Flash.

Ezra Miller will most likely not return as the Flash.

And considering the box office numbers of and how the movie is being received, it’s highly unlikely that this version of the Flash will continue.
And if that’s the case, then it means that Clooney won’t be returning to the DCU as Batman.

Doug: Wait I’m confused now, is he Batman or not?

Well, I guess this depends on what James Gunn will announce about the ending.
I wouldn’t discount the possibility of Clooney returning, and I have some ideas on how that could even work.

But more than likely, this was just a fun cameo for the Flash, just like they had Nicolas Cage appear as Superman.

Doug: But what about Jason Mamoa?

Right, Jason Mamoa is in the credit scene, confirming that Aquaman is still part of this timeline.
But I bet DC Studios didn’t make a choice on Aquaman’s future yet, and they’re waiting to see how the sequel performs before deciding on how to proceed with Mamoa.

So to make this all easier to understand, the ending of the Flash exists in a separate continuity from the upcoming DCU. A continuity that will be brand new without the baggage of the DCEU or any other previous movies.


Now what’s interesting is that according to the reports, the ending we got is one of the three alternative endings that Warner Brothers were planning.

One of these endings included Michael Keaton becoming the DCEU’s Batman. There are set photos that show Keaton’s Batman alongside Barry Allen outside the courthouse at the end of the movie.

And Supergirl is there as well.
This would have meant that after Flash reset the timeline, the Batman and the Supergirl from the other universe would have entered the disjointed continuity of the DCEU. Meaning Barry’s actions royally messed up the timeline.


This ending makes sense since Keaton was supposed to appear as Batman in the canceled Batgirl movie.

The second ending was going to be mostly the same as the first, but on top of Keaton and Sasha Calle, the ending would have included Henry Cavill as Superman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. However, this ending wasn’t filmed.


There was also a scrapped post-credit scene that was going to include Ben Affleck, and apparently Barry’s actions sent him to another universe and now he needs saving.

In the end, they chose to use the ending with Clooney.

So yeah, it’s a giant mess. The Flash is a byproduct of countless course corrections and seismic changes in Warner Brothers. So I guess it’s a miracle that the movie was actually not bad at all. I personally like it.

Anyways, all of this means that once the DCU actually begins, there will be a completely different actor playing Batman.

While the Flash won’t have anything to do with the DCU, he did mess with the multiverse a lot in this movie. So in theory his actions created James Gunn’s universe.


Now could Clooney work as the DCU’s Batman….? Maybe. I personally would prefer a Batman who isn’t in their 60s.

But like I said before, Clooney is a great actor, so if he is the DCU’s Batman that could still work.

So if the plan is to keep Clooney as Batman, I’m sure that they will make it work with a bit of cinema magic.

And there are multiple versions of old man Batman in the comics which could serve as an inspiration for Clooney’s Batman.

There’s The Dark Knight Returns, which was done to death at this point. Batman v Superman is a very loose adaptation of that iconic story. Same as the Dark Knight Rises.


Then there’s Batman Beyond, which explored a retired Bruce Wayne who’s mentoring a new and younger Batman in the future.

As well as Kingdom Come, in that story Batman was still active in his old age.


But not to sound redundant, I don’t believe Cloney is returning. The nature of the cameo, the beard, the tone of the ending of Flash, it all gives me strong vibes that it’s just a gag. And we shouldn’t take this too seriously.

Again, I think the best thing to do is to cast a new actor as the DCU’s Batman.