Joker 2 & The Batman Are Finally Fixing 1 Old DC Mistake
DC has a long history of failing in portraying Arkham Asylum on film and TV, but now Joker 2 and The Batman’s universe could finally fix it. As the DCEU continues to try to find its path and work out its canon after Justice League, DC is also moving ahead with two other continuities: theJoker films and The Batman’s universe. The story created by Todd Phillips is now officially continuing with Joker 2, while the world crafted by Matt Reeves is continuing with the return of Robert Pattinson for a sequel as well as the production of a couple of spinoffs for HBO Max.
Ten years after the end of Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy with The Dark Knight Rises, DC now has a couple of versions of iconic characters like Batman and the Joker existing at the same time. There will also be at least two versions of Harley Quinn, not to mention the Arrowverse, Titans, and the upcoming Gotham Knights show. That plurality of universes and continuities, while it could cause confusion in the audiences, at least offers more opportunities for famous DC stories and characters to have their moment in live-action.
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For example, Joker 2 and The Batman’s universe have the chance to finally explore Arkham in a way that no other DC movie or show has done before. From the Burton films to the Nolan ones, Arkham Asylum was either completely absent or an afterthought. Not even the DCEU, which was supposed to be more comic accurate and had the advantage of Ben Affleck’s Batman being more than 20 years into his journey, featured Arkham Asylum in a prominent role. Now, DC has the chance to explore more of Arkham in Joker 2, as the movie will feature a new Harley Quinn, possibly before
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