'Harley Quinn' co-creator Justin Halpern claims this scene was nixed by DC, and the internet has thoughts – including 'Justice League' director Zack Snyder.
In this case it's corporate being especially protective of Batman, and terrified of anything that might affect toy sales (among other things). IIRC Justice League unlimited had quite a few episodes shot down or rewritten because of various Batman related edicts from on high. And parental backlash after Batman Returns is part of why we got Joel Schumacher. Hell, it's how we got Robin and the no killing rule, because they wanted to make the comics more marketable to kids.
Shit on the other side of the 4th wall is often the biggest problem superheroes face, and not just through censorship. It's why Spider-Man made a deal with the devil. And it's why Arkham has a revolving door, since popular and marketable villains need to keep coming back (which is why the "Batman should kill people" argument is idiotic, as any villain that won't stay in jail will also refuse to stay dead).
These are corporate owned characters. The company in charge is going to care far more about making money and protecting their brand than they will about art, consistency, or even whether their policies are rational. Hell, they canceled a Green Lantern show that was popular and successful because they weren't happy with the fucking toy sales.
Everyone always brings up stuff like that but in the moment no one would care. Endorphins are pumping emotions are on fire and they already wanna fuck each other.
And presumably they've been fighting crime all night in those suits so they're likely quite sweaty and dirty. And it's Gotham dirt. Catwoman's going to wake up with a UTI.
“As sure as I am that he fucks bats, I know he doesn’t go down on women” - DC, probably
Seriously, I know the creators had to fight for the commissioner Gordon storyline, but how did they not allow this given all the other stuff in that show?? Show runners were spot on with the selfish lover comment.
In a rather surprising revelation, the co-creator of the R-rated Harley Quinn animated series told Variety that DC blocked the inclusion of a scene from the upcoming third season of the show where Batman was going to perform oral sex on Catwoman.
“In this third season of Harley [coming to HBO Max] we had a moment where Batman was going down on Catwoman,” Justin Halpern said.
Superhero content creators are generally expected to abide by certain rules governing character behavior in order to protect the franchise and consumer products sales.
DC is at least open to the idea of expressing a romantic side to its characters whereas rival Marvel is considered extremely chaste.
In this week’s episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast, Loki writer Michael Waldron was asked about Marvel’s prudishness and whether the character Vision even has genitals.
“It’s the biggest piece of entertainment in the world right now that encompasses such a large spectrum of fans and age ranges when you get into sexuality.
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