This past weekend Man of Steel director Zack Snyder dropped the first hint that Warner Bros.’ planned Justice League feature could tie in to the studio’s wider DC universe by teasing the possibility of Henry Cavill reprising the role of Superman for the epic team-up. Now, if Drew McWeeny of HitFix is to be believed, it seems that WB are looking to connect the upcoming ensemble to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight saga, with the site quoting an unnamed source as suggesting that “Joseph Gordon-Levitt absolutely will be appearing in Justice League as the new Batman.”
For the one or two people yet to see The Dark Knight Rises, the film ends with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character John Blake (a.k.a. Robin John Blake) discovering the Batcave, having seemingly picked up the torch from Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne. While JGL has downplayed the significance of the ending as a set-up for a potential John Blake-headlined sequel, HitFix goes on to state that “we may see John Blake in the suit earlier than [Justice League]”, with Warner Bros. apparantly looking to close deals with Gordon-Levitt and one other Dark Knight actor to do “something” – the suggestion being this will be a post-credits cameo in next summer’s Man of Steel.
UPDATE: Well, that didn’t take long… according to Hollywood.com, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s reps have “have refuted the rumor entirely” meaning that it’s likely we’ll see Bruce Wayne under the cape and cowl when Justice League eventually arrives in cinemas.
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Originally published November 27, 2012. Updated December 13, 2019.
