With his signature wit, Kilmer captioned the GIF with the question, “Does he or doesn’t he…?” clearly putting a playful spin on Meridian’s dialogue, inspired by the current explicit context hanging over the public discourse on Batman.
You absolutely cannot do that.’ They’re like, ‘Heroes don’t do that.’ So, we said, ‘Are you saying heroes are just selfish lovers?’ They were like, ‘No, it’s that we sell consumer toys for heroes.
This conversation also confirms that Batman is such a merchandising cash cow for DC and Warner Bros.