Why be in the DC Extended Universe when you could create your own ‘verse?
That’s essentially the approach director Matt Reeves has taken toThe Batman, starringRobert Pattinsonas the Dark Knight.
So, the story had to stand on its own.

(L-R) Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves on ‘The Batman’ set.Jonathan Olley/DC Comics/Warner Bros.
Because the idea, of course, is that Gotham’s story never ends."
He is underestimated and he’s like a time bomb…
They were like, ‘Oh my God, we’re in!’
There wasn’t any one story that was Tony Sopranos’.
It was all one epic novel about his life," says Reeves.
The Batmanopens in theaters March 4.