James Gunn Just Teased a Blue-Grey Batman Suit With White Eyes for the DCU
James Gunn says the DCU’s Batman is already taking shape, teasing his next big storyline while weighing in on the blue-grey suit and those classic white eyes.
James Gunn popped up on a podcast and casually dropped that the DC Universe Batman is not just an idea on a whiteboard anymore. He says the story is in a good place, and yes, he knows fans are already arguing about the suit. Let’s break down what he actually said and what it probably means for The Brave and the Bold.
Where Gunn said it and what he actually confirmed
On the 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast, Gunn said they have a really, really good handle on the Batman story for the DCU, specifically the upcoming film The Brave and the Bold. No date yet, but Batman is not a side quest here — he is central to the bigger DCU game plan that ties in with Superman, Peacemaker, and future projects. Translation: Batman is baked into the long arc, not a one-off.
The suit, the eyes, and the internet fights
Gunn knows the discourse because he is living in it: fans want to know if the DCU will go with the classic blue-grey suit, and if the cowl will have the comic-style white eyes. He is not dismissing the look — he is just not letting the look drive the car. He called out how people get fixated on things like the utility belt, the chest emblem, or eye color, and how intense that can get.
'There is a religious aspect to some of this stuff that is very uncomfortable... none of those things are what is most important to me. What matters is the character, the story.'
Inside baseball detail he made clear: there is room for more than one Batman. He is fine with the noir detective, the bruiser who lives to throw hands, and even the campy Silver Age lane — yes, the one with Bat-Mite. The point is not winning the Pantone argument; it is making the version work.
Gunn’s Batman homework: the 1970s
Gunn went back to the Neal Adams and Denny O'Neil era as a personal touchstone — the 1970s run that pushed the character darker and more mature than the old TV vibe. He singled out Batman #225 as a favorite because it put Batman in a supernatural-leaning space, something we still have not really seen on screen. That detail matters, because it hints at the tonal playground he is comfortable using.
What The Brave and the Bold is actually about
This one centers on Batman and his son Damian Wayne as Robin — that complicated father-son dynamic is the spine. Based on Gunn’s comments and the character set involved, do not be shocked if mystical elements show up, likely orbiting Ra's al Ghul and the Lazarus Pit. Again, no release date yet, but wheels are clearly turning, and this chapter is part of the larger DCU story Gunn is threading together.