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Concept artist and costume designer Chris Weston, who designed the Batman suits for The Flash, confirmed the Easter egg after a fan pointed it out on Twitter.
“Batman ’66 symbol…my idea…! As was the grappling guns in holsters and the golden-age ears on the cowl,” Weston wrote. “I was in fanboy heaven! Luckily I had a great lead designer, Alexandra Byrne, who was very receptive to my wacky notions!” See a close-up in the tweet below.
Keaton isn’t the only Batman getting a new suit in The Flash. Footage also showed Affleck’s Batman wearing a classic comic book-inspired blue and gray costume.
In The Flash, worlds collide when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order tochange the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his familyinadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality inwhich General Zod (Man of Steel‘s Michael Shannon) has returned, threatening annihilation, and there areno superheroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a verydifferent Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian…albeit not the one he’s looking for. Ultimately, to save the world thathe is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is torace for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough toreset the universe?
Starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Sasha Calle as Kara/Supergirl, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Ron Livingston as Henry Allen,Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Antje Traue as Faora, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and MichaelKeaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman, The Flash speeds into theaters June 16th.
