Chris Nolan Doesn’t Want to Talk About The Batman, Because That’s All Anyone Will Talk About if He Does

Even as audiences gobble up salacious rumors about purported WatchAre Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023 CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglishAdvertisementIt’s a fitting fate, in a year that has seen an almost cyclical discourse—a feverish back and forth between Martin Scorsese and Marvel fans (and, occasionally and embarrassingly, Marvel talent) engaging in a debate more befitting the matchup of a hydrogen bomb and a coughing baby. As some of the biggest superhero films of the year decline and the biggest box office hits—while still reliably franchise fare—skirt away from capes and Spandex, audiences are still fascinated by the world of superheroic cinema, whether it’s arguing over whether or not it’s dying, or still feverishly anticipating the years to come that have been laid out ahead of them by the likes of Warner Bros and Disney.AdvertisementTo pull back the curtain a little, as digital media wrestles with one of its toughest years in a very long time—especially in the world of entertainment culture reporting—posts about superhero movies still offer Does it matter if folks like Nolan push back on being drawn into the discourse? Not really—a non-answer is still an answer. It doesn’t matter if Christopher Nolan has seen The Batman, it matters even less that he won’t tell us. We simply get to wonder, and the lingering air of the superhero genre’s survivability after a season of knocks at its perch remains.Advertisement Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest

Based on reporting by gizmodo.com.