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Reacher star Alan Ritchson has spoken with DC Studios co-president James Gunn “a lot” about a potential role
Alan Ritchson is (probably) not playing Batman in James Gunn’s DCU, but the actor hints at another big role
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I don’t know when or where it happened, but at some point the internet collectively decided Alan Ritchson was the top choice to play Batman in James Gunn’s DC Universe. It’s become one of those internet fan castings that’s hard to escape, to the point where both James Gunn and Alan Ritchson are asked about it in nearly every interview they do.
It’s not a far-fetched idea. Ritchson previously played Aquaman on Smallville and Hawk on Titans, so he’s no stranger to suiting up for the DC Universe. However, on multiple occasions Ritchson has said that while Batman was discussed, he ultimately doesn’t believe the role is in his future. In fact, there’s another role he and James Gunn have been discussing, and Ritchson recently danced around the issue during an appearance on Happy Sad Confused.
“James Gunn and I have spoken a lot,” Alan Ritchson told Josh Horowitz during an appearance on Happy Sad Confused. “I really respect James. I would like to do something with James. James would like to do something with me. But my litmus test for what I will take is strict. I pick the shit out of projects. I know how to develop a project. Anything I do with DC will still meet my standards. It will have to meet my standards. I hope that we work on something that feels like we’re all making the movie that I would be proud of.”
When Horowitz pressed Ritchson for hints, the actor gave a telling response: “There’s so much to unpack here that you don’t even know. You don’t know what you’re asking for.” Which definitely makes it sound as if there's more going on than simply vague discussions with no particular direction.
Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but I feel like Ritchson's commentary implies that Ritchson’s DCU future is more significant than we think. Your guess is as good as mine, but if DC Studios really wanted to do something wild, they should have Ritchson play Aquaman again.
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