Following Avengers: Endgame, the Russo brothers are game to direct Batman: The Brave and The Bold for James Gunn's new DC Universe. While Matt Reeves' The Batman universe is still moving forward, the Dark Knight is getting rebooted for the DC Universe. After The Flash movie transitions the DCEU into the DC Universe, it will end Ben Affleck's time as the Caped Crusader and open the door for a new iteration. Titled Batman: The Brave and The Bold, it will explore Bruce Wayne as a father after discovering the existence of his son, Damian Wayne.
While no filmmakers are attached yet, the Avengers: Endgame duo is ready to take on the challenge for DC Studios. In an interview with Comic Book, Anthony and Joe Russo spoke about the potential of joining the DC Universe. If there were a character they wanted to tackle, it would be Batman. The Russo brothers also expressed their excitement for Gunn to be leading the charge for DC Studios, stating the following:
Anthony: We don't get asked a lot about DC characters.
Joe: Obviously James over there running it, it would be a no-brainer. We love him to death. We love the direction he's going to take that world in. You know he's gonna be inventive with it. And favorite DC characters? I mean, man. There are so many good ones. I always answer based on the comics I collected as a kid, and the two comics I collected the most were Spider-Man — actually, the three — were Spider-Man. X-Men and Batman. But there have been a lot of iterations of Batman, so I feel like that's an obvious answer.
Anthony: But, you know, it's hard not to answer that. Here's how you know we haven't actually gotten literal about it and specific about it is because, yeah, Batman would be my favorite character for my entire childhood. But obviously, it's been well explored.