u/lowqualitychef

DCU is planting small seeds to merge Superman in Reeves’ dark Batman world, starting with Jimmy as an investigative journalist.

All of these stills are from the Primetime trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/live/asMq-U5iCwI?si=UCpN4FBMhkac9afu&t=3567

"They cannot make their own competing live action Spider-Man movie."

I understand that many want to see a "comic book-accurate" Batman, but it doesn't matter if there's a T-Rex in the Batcave, a blue suit, white eyes, etc. If Brave and the Bold doesn't end up being as successful as "The Batman" and becomes another "Batman and Robin," and to top it all off, the Epic Crime Saga is still ongoing, all it will do is further damage the DCU and generate even more disinterest from the general audience.

There was a time when, because of "Batman and Robin," there was a deep apathy towards the character in film, until Nolan made "Batman Begins." The last thing DC needs right now, given the lukewarm reception of Supergirl, is for the DCU Batman to not be as successful as Battinson and the rest of the Epic Crime Saga.

Gunn and company cannot afford to fail or, at best, receive a lukewarm reception from the public, with the DCU Batman.

Or vice versa, that DCU's Batman is more successful than Battinson (which I doubt with the current creative team), making the Reevesverse seem like something they can do without, meaning we won't see any more of Battinson.

The fandom is already quite divided right now, but if it's like this today, I don't want to imagine what it will be like if, in the end, there are two simultaneous Batmans, but one is more successful than the other.

I won't give away any spoilers, but this film proves that you can have a more family-friendly character (like Superman) alongside one who is more grounded and dark (Battinson) and still make their dynamic feel very natural without them breaking character.

Seeing Castle in certain situations with more fantastical elements felt so natural, and at no point did it break the immersion of the film.

It never makes you think things like, "This doesn't fit," "Frank feels out of place," or "It doesn't make sense that he doesn't have powers and yet he's in this movie."

The whole dynamic between Spider-Man and Punisher was very well crafted, and seeing their ideals clash was something I would have liked to see in the previous universe, instead of such a banal and bland conflict.

Obviously, I'm not talking about turning Battinson into a murderer, but rather reflecting that Superman is the "Good Cop," while Battinson is the "Bad Cop." But deep down, they're much more alike than they appear at first glance.

They did an extraordinary job of differentiating the Reevesverse and the DCU. Anyone in the general audience would think they're from different universes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DanildvFBlu/?img_index=7

During the premiere of The Odyssey, a fan presented Pattinson with a fan poster for him to autograph. Interestingly, Pattinson had to ask if it was a fan poster, as if he suspected or wondered how the fan had an image of something like that.

Zooming in, you can see that it's a fan poster of Pattinson, surrounded by none other than the Court of Owls.

Here's the link to the video if you want to see it for yourselves:

https://x.com/TheBatmanSagaNW/status/2074206824006398015

Blessed are the eyes that witnessed whatever was being filmed this morning