Yes, the headline’s a bit misleading, but this is also a bummer because Nolan can’t imagine the character of Batman existing in a larger DC Universe on film (like the MCU) and having his story still be creator-driven, high-quality, and compelling. https://twitter.com/theplaylist/status/1329820561455779841

I understand what he’s saying about the timing of that era, but I disagree with the notion that there’s NO WAY the studio could have made a connected DC Universe, without sacrificing an iconic Batman trilogy, at that time.

I think it diminishes the rest of the DC characters.

And I also think as much as he was given creative freedom to tell his story, a different approach focusing on DC Superheroes across multiple films, and not just Batman, wouldn’t have automatically been worse, just different.

Depending on the storytelling talent involved.

What I’m saying is, I think there’s CLOSE to a version of a “Nolan Dark Knight Trilogy” that’s AS acclaimed and popular as his,

that is ALSO a part of a larger DC Universe franchise, that hasn’t been made yet.

And that gives us entirely NEW and INTERESTING storytelling potential that his solo, removed from the rest of the universe, trilogy was.

Like the potential that Iron Man has as a character in the MCU. We got to see the strengths of the Iron Man character solo AND part of a whole

Bottom line: I feel that Batman is incomplete without the DC Universe and vice-versa.

Solo stories are a huge part of what makes him an icon but not automatically higher-quality than when he talks to Superman and Wonder Woman.

And those stories aren’t just cash-ins, either.