9 Characters That Shouldn’t Appear In Matt Reeves’ The Batman

Ra’s al Ghul

We don’t know about you, but we’re sick of seeing Ra’s al Ghul in every DC property. From his overall importance in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy to his appearances in Arrow and Gotham, we’re all Ghul’d out at the moment.

Yeah, he’s a crucial supporting character, especially since he’s Damian’s grandfather and Talia’s father, but can we at least get some other baddies before the Demon’s Head takes over the whole damn show again? Unfortunately, he’s one of those longwinded chaps who needs an entire film, or three, to get his point across.

Keeping Ra’s out of the picture could open the door to some other complementary characters, such as Lady Shiva, to appear in his place. Who wouldn’t want to see Shiva tearing up Gotham, with the Bat having to sharpen up his skills to defeat her?

Man-Bat

Remember the time when we were excited to see Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man and he turned out to look like a naked Goomba from Super Mario Bros.? Well, we fear a similar thing might happen with Man-Bat if he makes his way onto the big screen.

Though the idea of a monster bat as a villain might sound like a good idea in principle, it translates far better in animation than it ever would in live action. Face it: some comic book peeps need to stay comic book peeps for a reason.

This isn’t to say that an appearance by Kirk Langstrom wouldn’t be welcome as an ode to the character, but we think his alter ego should stay away far away from the DCEU. There are already too many bat-inspired creatures lurking around in Gotham City – and we don’t need another one.