Michael Keaton has himself sparked questions as to whether reports of his return to the Bruce Wayne/Batman role may have been premature.
A while back came the news Keaton was in talks to reprise his role from the two Tim Burton-directed “Batman” films for the upcoming “The Flash” film which will shortly begin production in the UK.
That film will involve a multiverse-traversing storyline and will see Keaton’s version of Batman appearing opposite Ben Affleck’s Batman. Keaton however, asked by Deadline this week as to whether he’s in the film, says he isn’t sure at this time:
“No, you know what it is? I am needing a minute to think about it because I’m so fortunate and blessed, I got so much going on now. I’m really into work right now. I don’t know why, but I am, and so, yeah, I mean, you know, to tell you the truth, somewhere on my iPad is an iteration of the whole ‘Flash’ thing that I haven’t had time yet.
I called them and said, ‘I have to be honest with you. I can’t look at anything right now. I’m so deep into this thing I’m doing. Also, I’m prepping a thing I’m producing and getting ready to do down the road in the fall that I’ll be in, and I feel responsible to that.’ So, yeah, there is that.
I’m not being cute or coy. If I talked about it, I’ll be just bulls–tting you. I don’t really know. I have to look at the last draft. To be honest with you, you know what worries me more than anything about all this stuff?…It’s Covid. I’m more concerned. I keep my eye more on the Covid situation in the UK than anything. That will determine everything.
That’s why I’m living outside the city here on 17 acres, staying away from everybody, because the Covid thing has got me really concerned. So, that’s my first thing about all projects. I look at it and go, is this thing going to kill me, literally? And you know, if it doesn’t, then we talk.”
Filming on “The Flash” is scheduled to begin April 26th at Leavesden Studios in the UK ahead of a release in November next year.
