Revealed on: Aug 28, 2025 03:13 pm IST
As DC Studios prepares its subsequent Batman reboot with The Courageous and the Daring, James Gunn has clarified casting rumours round his former Marvel star Chris Pratt
Bear in mind when the web was buzzing with rumours that Chris Pratt might slip into the Batsuit? Properly, maintain that thought. DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn simply gave followers some much-needed readability, and greater than a tiny spark of hope.
With David Corenswet’s debut as Superman in 2025, Gunn’s new superhero franchise, Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters (six motion pictures and 6 exhibits) is already shaping as much as be a daring new period for the DC Universe. Naturally, all eyes are on the opposite Justice League heroes who can be reimagined subsequent, together with the Darkish Knight himself within the upcoming movie, The Courageous and the Daring.
So, will Pratt be the one to brood beneath the cowl? Not fairly. In a latest interview with Peluche En El Estuche, Gunn addressed the query immediately. When requested if his longtime Marvel collaborator may be his Batman, he mentioned: “As Batman? No. As one thing else? Sure.” That quick however juicy reply was sufficient to set fan theories ablaze. If not Bruce Wayne, then who? Might Pratt present up as a cocky Inexperienced Lantern? A wisecracking Booster Gold? Or possibly even a villain who will get to spar with Superman?
Contemplating Gunn’s monitor report of bringing his favorite collaborators from Marvel over to DC, it’s not precisely stunning that Pratt’s identify is within the combine. The 2 have labored collectively for years on the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, and if the correct position comes alongside, it feels inevitable that Star-Lord will commerce his spaceship for one thing slightly extra… tremendous.
What we do know: Andy Muschietti, the filmmaker behind It, and It: Chapter Two, can be directing The Courageous and the Daring. The script remains to be within the works, and no launch date has been set, however the anticipation is already sky-high. For now, Bruce Wayne stays a thriller. However one factor’s for certain: Chris Pratt isn’t out of the DC dialog simply but.
