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

James Gunn is shutting down rumors about Robin appearing in “The Batman Part II.” After fan speculation spread online that the Boy Wonder would appear in Matt Reeves’ highly anticipated sequel, Gunn took to Threads on Friday to set the record straight.

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,