Keaton's Batsuits In The Flash Movie Break A Live-Action Batman Trend
Michael Keaton’s Batman will return in The Flash, and his new wardrobe of Batsuits breaks a trend among live-action iterations of the Dark Knight. Originating in the reality known as Earth-89, Keaton’s Batman starred in two blockbuster films, Batman and Batman Returns, as well as having further adventures in DC Comics’ Batman ’89. With a storied history of fighting crime in his reality, Keaton’s Batman has accumulated more Batsuits than other versions of the Caped Crusader, demonstrating how the Earth-89 hero has upgraded his technology over time.
Keaton’s Batman already broke several major Batsuit trends back in 1989, using a different material and color scheme than what those familiar with the Batman comics were used to. Keaton’s suit eschewed the classic gray circus-inspired outfit with a blue cape and cowl in favor of an almost uniformly black outfit, with a yellow chest emblem and brass utility belt adding a small amount of brightness. The suit was also made of durable armor with more protection against ballistics than Kevlar, allowing Batman to quickly recover from gunshots at close range with little to no injury.
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As shown in CinemaCon 2022’s footage of The Flash, Keaton’s Batman will have no less than seven Batsuits in storage which is far more than any other live-action Batman. Typically, a live-action iteration of Batman will retain a consistent standard suit which perhaps is upgraded between (or during) their movies along with a specialized suit for a particular mission. By having so many variants of the standard Batsuit, Keaton’s Batman has more in common with Iron Man from the comics and MCU than he does other versions of
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