They bought Affleck, they bought Keaton, so you must surprise about Clooney. Next yr, DC is increasing its very personal multiverse in The Flash, Andy Muschietti’s story about Barry Allen (Ezra Miller), which is able to characteristic not solely the debut of Supergirl (Sasha Calle), however a pair of Batmen performed by some acquainted faces: Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck.

Keaton performed the position from 1989-1992 whereas Affleck performed it from 2016-2021. Roughly. In between although, the cape and cowl have been additionally donned by Val Kilmer in 1995’s Batman Forever and George Clooney in 1997’s Batman and Robin. Kilmer’s health definitely took him out of the operating, however Clooney continues to be making films. Surely followers have been curious if he might be showing alongside together with his fellow Batmen.

“They didn’t ask me,” Clooney instructed Variety this week. “When you destroy a franchise the way I did, usually they look the other way when The Flash comes by.” Clooney was selling his newest drama, The Tender Bar, which additionally stars Affleck. And whereas it’s unclear if the 2 talked about enjoying the Caped Crusader, there’s one particular person Clooney undoubtedly doesn’t discuss that with: his spouse, Amal. “He won’t let me watch it,” she stated of the movie; Clooney then added, “There are certain films I just go, ‘I want my wife to have some respect for me.’” Clooney additionally stated he’d in all probability let his children watch it will definitely, although he’d be bummed in the event that they didn’t prefer it.

We don’t know precisely how each Batmen play into The Flash and even so, two appears greater than adequate for example that totally different folks, who’re additionally the identical superhero, exist throughout a number of universes. It would have been tremendous superior had Clooney been requested to return although—and, to be sincere, whereas we are likely to consider him right here, even when he had been requested, he definitely couldn’t say.

The Flash, which additionally stars Kiersey Clemons, shall be launched in simply over a yr, on November 4, 2022.

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