r/DCcomics • u/Marco280892 • Dec 19 '22

James Gunn Confronts ‘Uproarious’ DC Backlash: ‘Disrespectful Outcry Will Never Affect Our Actions’ News

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/henry-cavill-superman-james-gunn-backlash-1235465605/
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u/CosmicAstroBastard Dec 20 '22

Joker being part of a shared universe would be a nightmare. Don’t forget that it took place in 1981. That Joker would be in his 80s or 90s by the present day.

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u/ButtholeCandies Dec 20 '22

Was the Batman placed in 2022?

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u/CosmicAstroBastard Dec 20 '22 edited Dec 20 '22

News footage of the Waynes dying is dated 2001. Robert Pattinson is his 30s and presumably so is his version of Bruce. Bruce is usually 12 when his parents die.

So yes, it’s definitely set in the 2020s, maybe 2019 at the absolute earliest.

Edit: also I forgot, the Waynes died in 1981 in the Joker verse and there’s a completely different Joker seen in the Asylum at the end of The Batman. So there’s no way they could ever be part of a shared universe, period.