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\t\t<\/p>\n Barry Keoghan<\/strong><\/a> has been rumored to be starring in a Joker <\/em><\/strong>series, but that is simply not true.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old made a cameo as \u201cUnseen Arkham Prisoner,\u201d aka the Joker, in a deleted scene<\/a> from Robert Pattinson<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s The Batman<\/em> movie, which released in 2022.<\/p>\n Rumors circulated online this past week that he would reprise the role in his own spinoff series, which would be set between The Batman II<\/a><\/em> and The Batman III<\/em>, and he would make an appearance in the second movie.<\/p>\n DC Co-CEO James Gunn<\/strong><\/a> returned to social media during some free time from working on the upcoming second season of The Peacemaker<\/strong><\/a><\/em> and set the record straight.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTurn on threads and everyone is asking me about this. No there is absolutely no truth to this. A Joker series is not being discussed nor has even come up at this time. Sorry,\u201d he wrote on Threads<\/a>.<\/p>\n Barry<\/strong>\u2018s future in the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) is currently unconfirmed, but some think he is returning in The Batman II<\/em> based on an interview response he gave<\/a>.<\/p>\n After The Batman <\/em>was released, director Matt Reeves<\/strong> stated he\u2019s not sure if or when Barry<\/strong> would return after his deleted scene appearance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not one of those end credits Marvel or DC scenes where it\u2019s going, like, \u2018Hey, here\u2019s the next movie!\u2019 In fact, I have no idea when or if we would return to that character in the movies,\u201d he told Variety<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n If you missed it, check out the first look<\/a> at Barry<\/strong> in the upcoming Peaky Blinders<\/em> movie!<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n