Despite enjoying one in every of DC Comic’s most well-known superheroes and one in every of Marvel’s iconic villains, Michael Keaton just isn’t versed within the finer factors of both corporations’ cinematic universe. It’s not for lack of individuals attempting to clarify it although. Luckily for him—and for audiences—it doesn’t matter, as a result of Keaton is aware of what’s actually necessary.

In a prolonged profile over at the Hollywood Reporter, Keaton mentions his present movie profession within the superhero film biz, through which he’ll quickly reprise his function because the Spider-foe the Vulture in Sony’s Morbius, and extra importantly, as Batman in The Flash. Specifically, he mentions how the movie-makers tried to interrupt down what’s been occurring within the Marvel Cinematic Universe main as much as Morbius, together with the idea of the DCEU multiverse, which can be traversed by Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen, aka the Flash. Specifically, right here’s what the actor says occurred when the Morbius filmmakers “started talking him through the logic of the fictional universe, referencing recent Marvel plot points”:

“I’m nodding like I know what the fuck they’re talking about. I go, ‘Uh-huh.’ And I’m thinking, ‘You may as well be explaining quantum physics right now to me. All I know is I just know my guy. And I know the basics.’ So finally, they were looking at me, and they just started laughing. They said, ‘You don’t know what we’re talking about, do you?’ I said, ‘No, I don’t, no idea what you’re talking about.’”

As for The Flash, right here’s the actor on determining the multiverse…finally: “I had to read it more than three times to go, ‘Wait, how does this work?’ They had to explain that to me several times. By the way, I’m not being arrogant, I hope, about this. I don’t say it like, ‘I’m too groovy.’ I’m stupid.”

That may sound discouraging for some fashionable superhero film followers, nevertheless it needn’t be. First of all, this isn’t info Keaton wanted when he performed the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and by some means made one in every of Spidey’s extra ludicrous foes genuinely compelling. He actually didn’t must know a lot concerning the DC universe, not to mention the multiverse, when he performed Batman in Tim Burton’s iconic 1989 movie, which helped launch the fashionable superhero film craze. It’s true each movies have been stand-alone and had little-to-no backstory required. But the actual motive is that Keaton is aware of the characters, which is what makes them—and their roles within the motion pictures—work.

It shouldn’t be an issue for Keaton to step again into the boots of Adrian Toomes for Morbius, and Batman isn’t any completely different—regardless that it’s been virtually 30 years since he placed on the cowl. In reality, Keaton believes he will get the Dark Knight much more now than he did earlier than: “What’s really interesting is how much more I got [Batman] when I went back and did him. I get this on a whole other level now. I totally respect it. I respect what people are trying to make. I never looked at it like, ‘Oh, this is just a silly thing.’ It was not a silly thing when I did Batman. … This is a big deal in the world to people. You’ve got to honor that and be respectful of that.”

As somebody initially fretted when Michael “Mr. Mom” Keaton was solid as Batman, solely to be blown away by his efficiency in 1989, I couldn’t be much less involved about what he is aware of (or doesn’t know) concerning the MCU or DCEU. He is aware of what’s actually necessary. Currently, the Morbius film is scheduled for January 28, 2022, adopted by The Flash in November 2022, nevertheless it in all probability received’t harm to cross your fingers.

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