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The race for DC’s next Batman may have a surprise winner

Newsweek · · 339 words · By Griff Griffin
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What to know about Entertainment Casting Speculation

Batman's casting odds just experienced a seismic shift.

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What happened

Batman's casting odds just experienced a seismic shift.

Why it matters

According to data-driven entertainment research and betting insights from The Action Network, there's a new favorite tipped to don the cape and cowl.

Common ground

That actor is Brandon Sklenar, who's best known for parts in “It Ends With Us” and “1923.” Surprisingly, he's now at the top of the shortlist, with a 33.3% probability of becoming DC's new live-action Batman.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The next Batman film after “The Batman: Part 2” is expected to be “The Brave and the Bold.””
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the sequence of films or the expectation of 'The Brave and the Bold' following 'The Batman: Part 2'.
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Claim 2: “he's now at the top of the shortlist, with a 33.3% probability of becoming DC's new live-action Batman.”
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Multiple sources report the implied probability of Brandon Sklenar being cast as Batman, with one source specifying 33.1% (very close to the claimed 33.3%).
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web search NEUTRAL — Brandon Tyler Feakins, known professionally as Brandon Sklenar, is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Mapplethorpe, Vice, Midway, It Ends with Us, Drop, and The Housemaid. On tele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Sklenar
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web search NEUTRAL — Key PointsBrandon Sklenar is favored to replace Pattinson as Batman, with 33.1% implied probability.Alan Ritchson and Jake Gyllenhaal have the next best odds for the role.
https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/brandon-sklenar-fr…
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web search NEUTRAL — On this episode of The Movie Podcast, Shahbaz and Anthony are joined by Brandon Sklenar to discuss Season 2 of 1923, created by Taylor SheridanIn the new sea...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INWkhaqHT9M
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Claim 3: “That's compared to a 20% probability for “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson”
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While Men's Journal mentions Alan Ritchson has the 'next best odds', the specific 20% figure is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though it aligns with the context of the betting report.
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https://edywerder.ch/homelab-network/
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https://tentoftech.com/blog/building-the-ultimate-developer-…
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https://appperformancelab.com/tech-optimization-10-strategie…
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Claim 4: “He's playing the Gotham hero next in “The Batman: Part 2,” releasing Oct. 2027.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific release date of October 2027 for 'The Batman: Part 2'.
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Claim 5: “Currently, Pattinson is DC's Batman of choice.”
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Wikipedia confirms Robert Pattinson stars as Batman in 'The Batman'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Robert Pattinson in costume as Batman with red hued lighting. Test footage of Robert Pattinson wearing the Batsuit, which was released by Matt Reeves to promote the film, generated discussion about hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Batman_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — The Soup Gang discusses Robert Pattinson being cast as Batman! Also, John Wick 3, Booksmart, Detective Pikachu & MORE!FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, SOUNDC...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0vUxNZGF-c
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web search NEUTRAL — Robert Pattinson is only the latest in a long, storied list of actors to play Bruce Wayne and Batman onscreen, beginning with Lewis Wilson in 1943 and including such notable names as Adam West, Michae…
https://screenrant.com/batman-movie-robert-pattinson-salary-…
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Claim 6: “According to IMDB, Gyllenhaal has nine films in production, including "Road House 2," and an adaptation of Ubisoft video game "The Division."”
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Wikipedia confirms Gyllenhaal was in 'Road House' (2024), but there is no evidence in the provided text regarding a 'Road House 2', 'The Division' adaptation, or a specific count of nine films in production.
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web search NEUTRAL — He has since starred in various action and thriller projects, including the films The Guilty (2021), Ambulance (2022) and Road House (2024), as well as the series Presumed Innocent (2024).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Gyllenhaal
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web search NEUTRAL — Jake Gyllenhaal is an Academy Award-nominated actor whose resume includes everything from box-office shattering franchise films, to chilling psychological th...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8YwZkdCcGw
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web search NEUTRAL — Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Enemy' Adapted from 2002 novelThe Double, Enemy marks the first collaboration of Gyllenhaal and Villeneuve. The critically acclaimed French Canadian production follows two men who …
https://www.aol.com/jake-gyllenhaals-20-best-movies-01020058…
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Claim 7: “As DC head James Gunn has suggested with “Superman,” he's leaning more towards younger actors capable of growing into the role, like with the current Man of Steel, David Corenswet.”
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Wikipedia and web sources confirm James Gunn is directing the new 'Superman' and has cast David Corenswet, supporting the claim regarding the casting of a younger actor for the role.
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web search NEUTRAL — Superman is a 2025 American superhero film based on the eponymous character from DC Comics. Written and directed by James Gunn, it is the first film in the DC Universe and a reboot of the Superman fil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(2025_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — David Corenswet has officially been cast as Clark Kent in James Gunn's Superman: Legacy, leading many to wonder about his prior acting experience and the primary reasons why he was cast as the DCU's t…
https://screenrant.com/david-corenswet-movie-tv-roles-superm…
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web search NEUTRAL — "A #Superman reboot starring David Corenswet as Superman, and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Let it be linked to Matt Reeves Batman franchise (not directly, just in the same universe)," Twitter user K…
https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/dc-movies/a-dc-fan-…
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Claim 8: “According to data-driven entertainment research and betting insights from The Action Network, there's a new favorite tipped to don the cape and cowl. That actor is Brandon Sklenar”
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Two independent web sources (one citing Action Network and another from Men's Journal) confirm that Brandon Sklenar is the betting favorite to play Batman.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The second and final season of the American neo-Western and period drama television series 1923 was announced in February 2023. As a limited-run series, the program was not originally intended to exte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_season_2
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of films produced and/or distributed by Lionsgate Films from 2020 to the present day. Since 1997, about 400 films have been released. As of November 2017, Lionsgate's films grossed appr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lionsgate_films_(2020–…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walker: Independence is an American Western television series developed by Seamus Kevin Fahey and Anna Fricke for The CW. It is a prequel to the television series Walker, which also airs on The CW. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker:_Independence
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Claim 9: “and 16.7% for long-time Hollywood leading man Jake Gyllenhaal.”
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Similar to claim 3, Men's Journal mentions Jake Gyllenhaal has the 'next best odds', but the specific 16.7% figure is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Since its release, Batman Begins has often been cited as one of the most influential films of the 2000s. The film helped popularize the term reboot in Hollywood, inspiring studios and filmmakers to re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Begins
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web search NEUTRAL — Jake Gyllenhaal is an Academy Award-nominated actor whose resume includes everything from box-office shattering franchise films, to chilling psychological th...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8YwZkdCcGw
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web search NEUTRAL — The entire episode was about the unknowabiilty of Gyllenhaal’s height, with Kine, like the rest of us, unable to get close enough to Jake to know for sure. And then, there Gyllenhaal was on the phone,…
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/10/jake-gyllenhaal…
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Claim 10: “Brandon Sklenar, who's best known for parts in “It Ends With Us” and “1923.””
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly confirm Brandon Sklenar's roles in 'It Ends With Us' and '1923'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brandon Tyler Feakins (born June 26, 1990), known professionally as Brandon Sklenar, is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Mapplethorpe, Vice (both 2018), Midway (2019), It Ends w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Sklenar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — It Ends with Us is a 2024 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni and written by Christy Hall, based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Blake Lively alongside Baldoni,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The production of the 2024 American film It Ends with Us, starring American actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, has been the subject of controversy due to highly publicized disputes and litigation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
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