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Michael Keatonis reprising his role as Bruce Wayne in the upcomingBatgirlmovie, according tomultiple reports.
The Oscar-nominated actor is expected to don Batman’s gear for the movie starring Leslie Grace as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Jim Gordon, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Keaton, 70, is already set to return as the Caped Crusader in next year’s filmThe Flashopposite Ezra Miller.
The actor previously played the superhero in Tim Burton’s 1989Batmanand again in 1992’sBatman Returns.
Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Bad Boys for Life) are helming the movie which is currently filming in London. Brendan Fraser is also set to star in the film.
In the past, Keaton has distanced himself from the role but earned an Oscar nomination for portraying a washed-up actor who had gained fame from playing a superhero character in 2014’sBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
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In August, Keaton appearedon the cover ofTHRwhere he spoke about returning to the masked character inThe Flash.
“I had to read [the script] more than three times to go, ‘Wait, how does this work?'” Keaton admitted when discussingThe Flash, which sees the return of Miller as the fast-moving superhero, Barry Allen, as he travels through parallel universes and meets different iterations of DC’s classic superheroes. “They had to explain that to me several times,” added Keaton.
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Keaton said he was especially excited to play Batman again because of what the role means to millions of fans around the world.
“What’s really interesting is how much more I got [Batman] when I went back and did him,” he said. “I get this on a whole other level now. I totally respect it. I respect what people are trying to make. I never looked at it like, ‘Oh, this is just a silly thing.’ It was not a silly thing when I did Batman. But it has become a giant thing, culturally. It’s iconic. So I have even more respect for it because, what do I know? This is a big deal in the world to people. You’ve got to honor that and be respectful of that. Even I go, ‘Jesus, this is huge.'”
source: people.com
