The dynamic duo of James Gunn and Peter Safran answered the Bat-Signal to give an update on The Brave and the Bold. ComicBook attended a presser on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, where the co-chairmen and CEOs of DC Studios briefed reporters and answered questions about the state of the DC Universe.

While the new DCU is launching with Superman, the franchise doesn't have a Batman, and the studio's heads weigh in on a possible choice close to home.

DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran gave an update on everything in the DCU, what's in the works and what's on the backburner.

James Gunn confirms Robert Pattinson won’t play Batman in DCU’s ‘The Brave & The Bold’ as DC Studios introduces a new Dark Knight.

DC Studios boss James Gunn said that it was "very unlikely" (via Variety) and "certainly not the plan" (via Collider) that Robert Pattinson would play Batman in upcoming The Brave and the Bold. But, "I wouldn’t rule anything out," Gunn added. "He could show up in something else. But the actor doesn’t exist [yet]."

Looks like James Gunn thought people were getting a little too brave and bold with their The Brave and the Bold theories. Speculation and/or manifestation that The Batman star Robert Pattinson would also play Batman in the wider DC Universe only increased after The Batman director Matt Reeves gave a noncommittal answer about the possibility in a January interview at the Golden Globes.

James Gunn and Peter Safran have confirmed The Brave and the Bold will introduce a new Batman into the DCU, ruling out actor Robert Pattinson in the process. Speaking during a DC Studios presentation attended by IGN,