{"id":2008254,"date":"2025-09-09T05:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2008254"},"modified":"2025-09-09T05:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:52:12","slug":"after-batman-alan-ritchson-denies-another-massive-dc-role-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/after-batman-alan-ritchson-denies-another-massive-dc-role-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"After Batman, Alan Ritchson Denies Another Massive DC Role Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><span>Alan Ritchson<\/span><\/strong> has been one of the most popular fan cast choices for <strong><span>Batman<\/span><\/strong> in James Gunn and Peter Safran\u2019s DC Universe. However, during a recent interview, the Reacher star expressed uncertainty about taking on the Caped Crusader, making it unlikely that he will play Bruce Wayne in the new continuity. While discussing his future in the franchise, Ritchson clarified that he is interested in exploring other roles rather than Batman and Aquaman, another huge DC character.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why Alan Ritchson can\u2019t be Batman or Aquaman in DCU<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked about reprising Aquaman, a role he first portrayed in Smallville, Ritchson <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DORQtVtgMcm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=467f79fb-9e8c-4537-bf97-0085d189dc20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">said<\/a>, \u201cNo, no, I\u2019d never take that from Momoa, I have too much respect. I love Jason Momoa.\u201d He added, \u201cNo, I think there, I would definitely wanna explore some new horizons, and I think uh, I have a feeling we may. We\u2019ll see.\u201d Despite Momoa transitioning to play Lobo in the DCU, Ritchson emphasized that he would not step into Aquaman\u2019s mantle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ritchson already has a strong history with DC roles. He played Hawk in Titans and Aquaman in several seasons of Smallville. His Aquaman teamed up with Clark Kent, Green Arrow, Bart Allen, and Victor Stone. In season 10, the series revealed he had married Mera and fought Slade Wilson. These appearances cemented his DC legacy. In recent interviews, he expressed genuine interest in portraying Wildcat in James Gunn\u2019s DCU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James Gunn\u2019s DCU currently prioritizes Superman, The Brave and the Bold, Lanterns, and Supergirl projects. The franchise has not confirmed Aquaman\u2019s return, leaving the character\u2019s future uncertain. Since Gunn has confirmed Momoa as Lobo, Batman is also being recast. Ritchson\u2019s recent comments strongly suggest he is actively discussing another potential role within the expanding DC Universe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He has hinted at speaking with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/batman-alan-ritchson-gives-dcu-164057951.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gunn about potential;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Gunn about potential<\/a> opportunities. Ritchson said he prefers to \u201cexplore new horizons.\u201d For now, Batman and Aquaman remain off his list, leaving room for him to take on Wildcat or another character in the upcoming timeline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Ritchson has been one of the most popular fan cast choices for Batman in James Gunn and Peter Safran\u2019s DC Universe. However, during a recent interview, the Reacher star expressed uncertainty about taking on the Caped Crusader, making it unlikely that he will play Bruce Wayne in the new continuity. While discussing his future [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2008255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[315220,319407,201412,41332,40156],"class_list":["post-2008254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alan-ritchson","tag-batman","tag-dc-universe","tag-james-gunn","tag-jason-momoa"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/After-Batman-Alan-Ritchson-Denies-Another-Massive-DC-Role-Idea.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}