Perjantaina elokuvateattereihin saapuva The Batman ei ole tietojen mukaan yhteydessä muihin DC Comicsin supersankarielokuviin samalla tavalla kuin esimerkiksi Henry Cavillin Teräsmies tai Gal Gadotin Wonder Woman. Tämä on ollut tietoinen ratkaisu. Asiasta kertoi The Batmanin ohjaaja Matt Reeves Colliderille.
"I suppose it's not impossible to believe that somewhere down the line, they could connect to something else, but that was not my interest in this, and it's not my interest in what we would do in follow-ups at the moment either,. I feel like the whole point in us working with this incredible cast and this incredible crew to realize this movie that sort of, I really believe, is a fresh and different version of these characters is to pursue every ... There are a lot of great characters in the Gotham world and so the idea of leaning into that, that's really my interest right now."