Concept arts for a Batman Beyond movie pitch by the folks behind the Spider-Verse films have finally been revealed.
A tweet by Spider-Verse production designer and producer, Yuhki Demers revealed that he and My Dad the Bounty Hunter director Patrick Harpin approached Warner Bros. and DC Comics five months ago with a pitch for a Batman Beyond feature film project.
5 months ago Patrick Harpin walked into @wbpictures @DCofficial and pitched a ?????? ?????? Animated Feature.
— Yuhki Demers (@yuhkidemers) February 20, 2024
Before we pitched, they warned us "there is absolutely no way we can do a ?????? movie", but they loved our enthusiasm. We pitched the outline for the… pic.twitter.com/1mhFyu6NUp
"Before we pitched, they warned us ‘There is absolutely no way we can do a Beyond movie’, but they loved our enthusiasm," Demers wrote on X. "We pitched the outline for the entire film, and what started as a 'never' turned into a 'maybe.' In the time since, we've been pitching our way up the company hoping to get to James Gunn. But for now, here's a taste of what we've been cooking.”
The three pieces of concept art showcase a hero shot of Terry McGinnis standing in front of a cyberpunk skyline of Gotham, walking down a neon-drenched alleyway, and being chased through traffic by the shapeshifting villain, Inque.
Plans for a live-action Batman Beyond movie were put on hold following James Gunn and Peter Safran’s restructuring of the DC Cinematic universe. The film, which was being penned by Flash and Batgirl writer Christina Hodson, was rumored to have been eyeing Michael Keaton to reprise his role as Bruce Wayne.
Toward the end of his tweet, encouraged his followers to drum up public support in a bid to get a sit-down meeting with James Gunn to greenlight a Batman Beyond animated film by liking and sharing his tweet.
Batman Beyond initially aired in 1999. The show, set in 2019, follows Terry McGinnis, a new Batman charged with defending a futuristic Gotham City under the tutelage of a retired Bruce Wayne. Batman Beyond aired for three seasons before concluding in 2001. The series received a direct-to-DVD film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, a 3D sidescroller of the same name the Nintendo 64 in 2000, and numerous comic book runs.
Isaiah Colbert is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow them on Twitter @ShinEyeZehUhh.
