A huge rumor about The Batman Part II is going to reignite a big debate over its possible ties to James Gunn's DCU.

Part II gears up to start filming next year, James Gunn is doing some damage control in the rumor department. The DC Studios boss recently jumped on social media to shut down claims that Matt Reeves ’ sequel will introduce Batman’s famous sidekick,

It is, honestly, kind of hard to imagine how you’d incorporate Robin into a version of Gotham City as grounded as The Batman ‘s in any case. Reeves made it clear in his first film that he likes keeping his heroes close to human—there’s a reason the “final boss” of The Batman is,