Because the Batman nearly in The Sandman? Sequence showrunner Allan Heinberg reveals {that a} cameo from Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader was thought of for the finale.

Regardless of being set within the DC Universe, The Sandman has largely prevented the temptation to have fill itself from cameo after cameo of iconic folks and locations. This holds true for each the unique comedian and the Netflix collection, who lately ended its two season run with a relatively emotional finale. Nevertheless, it appears there wasn’t at all times plans to stay to this vow.

Showrunner Allan Heinberg lately sat down with Selection to replicate on his journey with The Sandman following the finale lastly hitting Netflix. Through the chat, Heinberg revealed that the workforce behind the present briefly thought of having Robert Pattinson make a cameo as Batman through the funeral of [SPOILER]. Nevertheless, they in the end determined in opposition to it.

“We talked about, ‘Does Robert Pattinson need to come to the funeral?’ Briefly, we did talk about that, however solely briefly.”

Batman’s Connection To The Sandman

Surprisingly, Robert Pattinson making a cameo within the finale wouldn’t have simply been a rankings stunt. Batman did actually make an look on the character’s funeral within the comics, that means his look would have been comic-accurate. Nevertheless, whether or not or not Pattinson would’ve proven up for the cameo if Allan Heinberg went ahead with it’s one other story.

Whereas Batman and The Sandman don’t have the closest ties within the comics, the characters are linked sufficient {that a} cameo of not less than one among The Countless wouldn’t be misplaced within the sequel to Robert Pattinson’s Batman movie. Nevertheless, given DC is getting into a brand new period with their IP, it’s unlikely they’d need to preserve any collection owned by Netflix within the lively canon.

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