Has Joseph Gordon-Levitt Already Been Cast as Batman in 'Justice League'?

Will we see Joseph Gordon-Levitt don the Batman cowl after all? According to a HitFix report, the actor is close to a deal to portray the Dark Knight in Justice League, Warner Bros.'s upcoming superhero opus, thus keeping alive the universe that Christopher Nolan created with his Dark Knight Trilogy.

According to sources, Joseph Gordon-Levitt absolutely will be appearing in "Justice League" as the new Batman.  

Now here's where things get interesting. The more insistent the drumbeat has become, the more poking around I've been doing, and it's looking like we may see Gordon-Levitt in the suit earlier than that. They're a long way from filming anything "Justice League" related, but they appear to be solidifying deals for Gordon-Levitt and, potentially, at least one other actor from the Nolan films to do… something. 

HitFix goes on to speculate that Gary Oldman could be the other Dark Knight Rises actor to return, keeping the duo of Batman and Commissioner Jim Gordon fighting crime for a bit longer.

This news comes on the heels of Man of Steel director Zack Snyder revealing that his Superman reboot could be more of a launching point for Justice League than was previously let on. If Gordon-Levitt is going to make good on the promise of the end of The Dark Knight Rises, could we see him make a cameo in Man of Steel? Samuel L. Jackson's cameo as Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Gordon-Levitt could do the same for Warner Bros. and Justice League.

If the news of Gordon-Levitt returning as Batman is true, it looks like both Options 2 and 3 of Popculturology's 3 Ways The Batman Can Return to Movies will come true. Get Justice League going while letting Gordon-Levitt show us what he can do as Bruce Wayne's successor.