An intense scene in The Batman has some fans convinced that Matt Reeves' gritty take on the Caped Crusader includes a reference to Bane's Venom serum.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Batman.

The Batman fans are debating whether the film drops a very specific reference to one of the Caped Crusader's most deadly villains: Bane.

The scene in question takes place in The Batman's climactic third act. After being shot point-blank in the chest with a shotgun, the Dark Knight is forced to take a breather while Catwoman handles some of the thugs inspired by Riddler's crimes. When the situation goes from bad to worse and Selina Kyle is dangling for her life at the mercy of an armed aggressor, Batman injects himself with an unnamed serum that kicks his body into overdrive to save her. While it's currently unconfirmed, some fans believe the substance to be Venom, a volatile performance drug often used by Bane.

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The batman is amazing 9/10. The part at the end when cat woman's going to die and batman is defeated and cant move was done well. He needs to inject himself with Banes venom to save her....... pic.twitter.com/J8Ox9qNnck

When Batman injected venom into his veins! pic.twitter.com/U3gSss4hLd

The Batman spoilers // Idk how people think that Batman had regular adrenaline at the end when it was literally a super bright green & caused a frenzy, aka FUCKING VENOM it was venom it was 100% bane juice there's no way it's anything other than that adrenaline-defenders smd

"It wasn't Venom, it was just adrenaline"..you do realize Venom IS an adrenaline based drug right? And that celebrated Batman writer Denny O'Neil wrote a story about Batman becoming addicted to it because he was pushing himself too hard? Something that fits Battinson really well? pic.twitter.com/SIRMfu1lhc

While the vial in question is never named, fans are basing their speculation on Batman's reaction to the substance. Beyond simply knocking the gunman aside, he proceeds to attack him in a frenzied manner, severally injuring the masked assailant before being stopped by his allies. Some are drawing parallels to the comic book story Batman: Venom by Dennis O'Neil and Trevor von Eeden. The narrative follows Bruce Wayne as he becomes addicted to the performance-enhancing drug in a bid to push himself beyond his breaking point.

While director Matt Reeves has yet to address the speculation around the vial, the filmmaker has opened up about which villain he'd love to include in a sequel... and it's not Bane. "I think Hush is a really interesting one to do. I'll choose Hush," said Reeves. "That doesn't mean that the next [movie villain] will be Hush. I just want to say, there are so many." While fans may be excited to potentially see the sinister Tommy Elliot appear in live-action, Reeves reinstated that nothing has yet been decided and that the sequel is still in early development.

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batman injected himself with adrenaline, idk how y’all thought that was venom.

plus there's history with early days Batman and venom (Batman: Venom)

guys it wasn’t adrenaline OR venom….. pic.twitter.com/vibRMBxOgg

People who know more about Batman than me: that was not venom Me, who knows a very specific amount about Batman: idk I think maybe it was venom People who know less about Batman than me: Venom is a Spider-Man villain, why would he be in a Batman movie?

The Batman debuted to stellar reviews from fans and critics alike. Many are praising its dark, gritty take on the mythos of Gotham City alongside some stellar performances from Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Zoë Kravitz and Jeffery Wright. The film chronicles Batman in his early years as a crime-fighter, pitting him against the evil intellect of a serial killer calling himself The Riddler.

The Batman is now in theaters.

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Brad Lang is a Video Game News Editor at CBR and has worked as a gaming journalist since 2019. He holds a Master's Degree in Creative Writing and has bylines on Critical Hit, Stuff Magazine and Rock, Paper Shotgun. When he's not playing video games, he's out hurting himself on a skateboard, collecting old school metal records or looking for his cat, Nemesis. If you're looking for him, you can find Brad on Twitter at @icebearlycoping.