{"id":382797,"date":"2026-10-31T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=382797"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T19:40:51","slug":"dcu-batman-casting-gets-a-james-gunn-update-alan-ritchson-looks-a-longer-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/dcu-batman-casting-gets-a-james-gunn-update-alan-ritchson-looks-a-longer-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"DCU Batman casting gets a James Gunn update: Alan Ritchson looks a longer shot"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Gunn said on October 29, 2026 that DC Studios still hasn\u2019t cast Batman for the DC Universe<\/strong>. He also said Bruce Wayne in The Brave and the Bold will probably land somewhere close in age to Superman star David Corenswet, who\u2019s 33.<\/p>\n

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That makes 43-year-old Alan Ritchson<\/strong> a fan pick for years, a much tougher sell for Batman in The Brave and the Bold. You can see the logic there, too. A Damian Wayne story needs Bruce to feel experienced, but not so old that the father-son dynamic starts to strain. Ritchson himself told Variety in 2025, \u201cI strongly don\u2019t think that Batman is in my future,\u201d though DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran has said the studio has discussed a \u201ccouple of things\u201d with him and sees real dramatic range.<\/p>\n\n

If you follow DC casting closely, this update points in a different direction. Azrael now feels like a better fit<\/strong> for Ritchson. Reacher showed how well he handles brutal close-quarters action and darker, messier anti-heroes, and Azrael has even taken Batman\u2019s place in the comics. Bane, Deathstroke, and Midnighter also seem like stronger matches than a polished Bruce Wayne. In the meantime, you can already catch Ritchson in DC roles on Smallville as Aquaman and on Titans as Hawk while you wait for more news on The Brave and the Bold.<\/p>\n

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James Gunn said on October 29, 2026 that DC Studios still hasn\u2019t cast Batman for the DC Universe. He also said Bruce Wayne in The Brave and the Bold will probably land somewhere close in age to Superman star David Corenswet, who\u2019s 33. That makes 43-year-old Alan Ritchson a fan pick for years, a much … Continue reading “DCU Batman casting gets a James Gunn update: Alan Ritchson looks a longer shot”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9352,"featured_media":382796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-382797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t