Recently, news broke that Michael Keaton is in talks to return as Batman in multiple DCEU movies.
“If these talks make, sources say Keaton could end up playing Batman in a mentor capacity, a bit like Sam Jackson’s Nick Fury, and appear in multiple movies.
If a relatively minor character such as Nick Fury could become the MCU’s lynchpin, imagine how much cooler it would be to see Keaton’s Batman fulfill that role for the DCEU.
While there is no official confirmation, the DC Comics fandom has gone into overdrive speculating about the exact nature of Keaton’s work in the DCEU.