Andy Muschietti has been tapped to direct BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD for James Gunn’s DCU

Andy Muschietti has been tapped to direct BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD for James Gunn’s DCU.

DC Studios just tapped The Flash director Andy Muschietti to call the shots on The Brave and the Bold, according to a new report.

The report comes via One Take News. It cites several unnamed sources close to the production who claim that Muschietti is set to helm The Brave and the Bold, which will focus on the father/son dynamic between Batman and the Damian Wayne incarnation of Robin. As part of the report, One Take News notes that DC Studios’ parent company Warner Bros. Discovery is yet to officially confirm or deny Muschietti’s supposed involvement in The Brave and the Bold. Until such time as that happens, fans should treat any buzz linking the Argentine filmmaker to the project as pure speculation.

The Brave and the Bold is based on Grant Morrison’s comic book series of the same name. The film will focus on the relationship between Bruce Wayne and his son Damian Wayne. Damian is a child assassin, and he later becomes Robin, who Batman struggles to keep in line. The film will go on to build the Bat family.

Andy Muschietti is best known for helming the 2017 horror film It and the 2019 sequel It Chapter Two. The filmmaker is gearing up for the release of the upcoming film The Flash, starring Ezra Miller in the titular role, which will reset the current DC storyline and usher in a new universe. That said, this isn’t the first time that Muschietti has been put forward as a potential candidate for the Brave and the Bold directing gig. Muschietti sent the online rumor mill into overdrive in May 2023 after he seemingly indicated that he was in talks with DC Studios about the possibility of shepherding The Brave and the Bold to the big screen. Asked how he would tackle The Brave and the Bold if given the opportunity to direct the film, Muschietti responded: “I don’t think I can talk to that…yet.” The cryptic nature of this response, coupled with Muschietti’s reluctance to speak hypothetically, soon sparked rumors that he was circling the production.