Michael Keaton assures Stephen Colbert that his bat-suit still fits after 30 years

While Seth Meyers had a couple of current-day superheroes on Late Night, in the form of dynamic duo Dune and See co-stars Jason (Aquaman) Momoa and Dave (Drax) Bautista, Stephen Colbert went back to the old school for his hero-worship on Tuesday. Michael Keaton, technically there to promote the sure-to-be devastating opioid drama miniseries Dopesick, fielded Colbert’s inevitable Batman questions with characteristic (for Batman, anyway) tight lips, but did confirm at least one thing about his 30-years-later return to the role—yes, he can still rock a bat-suit.

“Svelte as ever, man,” Keaton assured Colbert of his ability to still squeeze into that rubberized protective super-gear. For Batman fans of a certain age, Michael Keaton is the Bat, his two-film turn in Tim Burton’s take on the Dark Knight seared, bat-signal-style, into their collective consciousness. And while Keaton was more than generous in praising all the big screen Batmen who similarly strapped on their versions of Brice Wayne’s nighttime attire (Will Arnett’s Lego Batman being his perhaps-unlikely favorite), he did admit that he, Arnett, Clooney, Kilmer, Affleck, Bale, Pattinson, and the rest don’t hang out much. Keaton suggested a Bat-union to address the select group’s collective post-Bat issues (the cape welts alone must be a constant irritation), and the thought of Keaton presiding over a VFW-esque conclave of Bruce Waynes, all swapping Joker war stories and joshing Clooney over those Bat-nipples is pretty delightful.