Summary
- Ackles and Chalamet could be the next Batman and Robin in The Brave and The Bold, as DC Universe recasts Batman for the upcoming franchise.
- A new fan trailer by KH Studio shows what the two actors could look like in the DC Universe roles.
- The Brave and The Bold movie will reportedly focus on Batman's fatherhood journey with his son, Damian Wayne, based on Grant Morrison's Batman run.
A new The Brave and The Bold fan trailer imagines Jensen Ackles and Timothée Chalamet suiting up as the DC Universe live-action versions of Batman and Robin. As Ben Affleck is done playing the Caped Crusader, the DC Universe is recasting Batman as part of James Gunn's upcoming superhero franchise. The Brave and The Bold movie was one of the many projects to get announced in January 2023 for Chapter 1, "Gods and Monsters," but little to no updates have emerged about the film at this point.
As such, the Batman casting process is unclear to the public at this time, with it not currently known as to whether it is fully in progress and what timeline is to be expected. While audiences wait to see when the DCU Batman will be announced – and who will play the hero – a new fan trailer by KH Studio pitches the idea of Ackles as the next Bruce Wayne, while Chalamet portrays Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Robin in The Brave and The Bold.
Ackles as Batman in the DC Universe has been a long-time popular idea, with the Supernatural star even voicing the Dark Knight in DC's animated Tomorrowverse movies. While he may be done voicing Batman after this year, Ackles has expressed interest in wanting to tackle the DC icon in live-action for Gunn's DC Universe.