DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn insists that the details of Batman’s costume in The Brave and the Bold are “less important” to him than getting the character right.
James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe began in 2025 with Superman, and it’ll continue in 2026 with Supergirl. However, fans will have to wait a little while longer for the caped crusader to enter the fray in his own movie. The upcoming Batman movie, titled The Brave and the Bold, is still in early days of development. It’s unlikely that we’ll see it before late 2028. We know that it’ll follow Batman and his son Damien Wayne, and that The Flash director Andy Muschietti is attached to the project. But beyond that, details are hazy at best.
With the release of Superman, both Gunn and Safran’s DC Universe has already carved out its own unique signature and personality. It’s completely different tonally from what we saw in Zack Snyder’s movies; for better or worse, depending on whom you ask. If the franchise is going to endure, one of the biggest things they have to nail is Batman. Of course, nobody has been cast yet, and he’s not appeared in the continuity (besides a very brief appearance in animated series Creature Commandos, where he was covered in shadows). Fans are very keen to see how the dark knight will appear in the DCU.
In a response to a user on Threads, Gunn explained that the must requested feature of Batman‘s DCU appearance is the blue and grey style, with yellow around the crest. Plus, of course, those white eyes.
“The most requested thing would be the blue and grey. Then the yellow around the bat. And THEN the white eyes,” he wrote, adding that such things are of lesser importance than actually portraying Batman correctly. “But all of those things I find less important than the character himself, the writing, and the person who plays him.”
While yes, nailing the casting and writing is absolutely a priority, getting the appearance right is of utmost importance for many.”There’s a religious aspect to some of this stuff that’s very uncomfortable,” he previously told 2 Bears, One Cave. “Should Batman have white eyes? That’s a big subject of conversation. It’s like, ‘Guys, that’s really what matters?’ But those are the things they care about. Should his utility belt be yellow? Should he have the yellow crest around the bat? All of that sort of stuff. None of those things are what’s most important to me. What matters is the character, the story.”
