‘The Sandman’ Finale Almost Featured Robert Pattinson’s Batman In A Cameo
Because the Batman nearly in The Sandman? Collection showrunner Allan Heinberg reveals {that a} cameo from Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader was thought-about for the finale.
Regardless of being set within the DC Universe, The Sandman has largely averted the temptation to have fill itself from cameo after cameo of iconic individuals and locations. This holds true for each the unique comedian and the Netflix collection, who just lately ended its two season run with a quite emotional finale. Nonetheless, it appears there wasn’t all the time plans to stay to this vow.
Showrunner Allan Heinberg just lately sat down with Selection to mirror on his journey with The Sandman following the finale lastly hitting Netflix. In the course of the chat, Heinberg revealed that the workforce behind the present briefly thought-about having Robert Pattinson make a cameo as Batman throughout the funeral of [SPOILER]. Nonetheless, they in the end determined in opposition to it.
“We talked about, ‘Does Robert Pattinson wish to come to the funeral?’ Briefly, we did focus on 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 scores stunt. Batman did actually make an look on the character’s funeral within the comics, which means his look would have been comic-accurate. Nonetheless, 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 at the very least certainly one of The Limitless wouldn’t be misplaced within the sequel to Robert Pattinson’s Batman movie. Nonetheless, given DC is getting into a brand new period with their IP, it’s unlikely they might wish to preserve any collection owned by Netflix within the lively canon.
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