Keanu Reeves wants to play Batman: “It’s been a dream”

Keanu Reeves plays Batman in DC’s upcoming animated movie League of Super-Pets… but that’s not quite the same gig as playing the Caped Crusader in live-action. The role has eluded him over the years, but he’s not giving up all hope just yet. “Maybe down the road.”

DC’s League of Super-Pets features a crazy cast. We have Dwayne Johnson as Krypto, Kevin Hart as Ace, John Krasinski as Superman, and of course Keanu Reeves as Batman.  Check out the trailer:

It looks super-fun, but Reeves wants more. “It’s always been a … it’s been a dream,” Reeves told Extra. “Pattinson’s got Batman right now, and he’s doing awesome. Maybe down the road. Maybe when they need an older Batman.”

Adding Batman to his filmography would cement Reeves as one of the greatest action actors ever. Between Neo and John Wick, he’s already up there.

How could Keanu Reeves play Batman?

So how could Reeves turn up as Batman on the big screen? DC could include him in the multiverse. The upcoming film The Flash will explore a bevy of alternate realities, and we already know that one of them will include Michael Keaton’s return as Bruce Wayne for the first time since the 1990s. Ben Affleck will also play Batman again.

Just imagine if Reeves also turned up for a cameo. Fans would go wild. And if it doesn’t happen in The Flash, who knows what other multiverse-themed movies DC Films will make in the future?

While we contemplate that future, DC League of Super-Pets premieres in theaters on 29 July 2022.

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