James Gunn is a rumor-killing machine on Twitter, and he has done it again. After a piece was published by Variety today (December 14) about Robert Pattinson as his brutal Batman is being discussed to join the DCU, it was almost immediately shut down. Gunn took to Twitter to give some respect to the reporter, Adam B. Vary, but the priority was to write that this idea of Matt Reeves’ world will join the greater DC universe is “entirely untrue.”

Peter Safran handles the business, and James Gunn handles the creative side of DC’s future. As people await the unveiling of their plans for this reboot, rumors have been spreading left and right. As Matt Reeves has been planning on projects to flesh out his Batman universe with Robert Pattinson, those rumors started overlapping that Reeves would be connected to the DCU.

“There are few reporters I love more than @adambvary – truly a good guy – but in this case he needs to get a new source as this is entirely untrue.”

James Gunn shuts down rumor of Robert Pattinson as Batman joining the DCU

There are few reporters I love more than @adambvary – truly a good guy – but in this case he needs to get a new source as this is entirely untrue. https://t.co/a7cnbTfpSi

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 14, 2022

Warner Bros. Discovery and DC have been looking for a new leader for quite some time. Initially, the plan was to get a Kevin Feige-like figurehead to guide the creative side. Instead, it has gone the Pixar route with two leaders, one to handle the business and the other to focus on the creative side. As the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker is a huge comic fan, it was fitting for him to take on this role. He has directed three Guardians movies and the Holiday Special for Marvel. For DC, he helmed The Suicide Squad (different from the 2016 film) and made a series based on John Cena’s character, Peacemaker. He is currently working on other projects, including Peacemaker season 2.

Matt Reeves is currently working on a sequel to The Batman with Robert Pattinson, Collin Farrell’s Penguin series, and more to expand this world with the Caped Crusader.