Summary
James Gunn reveals whetherThe Batman - Part IIis getting canceled. Gunn is hard at work crafting the next ten years of releases in the newDC Universe. However, as one of DC Studios' co-CEOs, the director’s job is to look after all DC adaptations, which includes theupcomingThe Batman - Part IIand other Elseworlds stories. As updates on the sequel to Matt Reeves’The Batmanhave been hard to get, rumors about the movie getting canceled have started to spread, and Gunn has now addressed those.
On Instagram (viaDCFilmNews/Twitter),Gunnconfirmed thatThe Batman - Part IIand the planned Batman trilogy by director Matt Reeves will not be canceled.
Robert Pattinson’s first Batman outing was a major success, both in terms of its box office and reception from critics and the audience.The Batmanuniverse will soon expand withThe Penguinseries in September. The spinoff will bridge the gap between the two Batman films. MoreThe Batmanspinoffs are planned amongDC’s future projects.
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The main villain for Matt Reeves The Batman - Part II could be entirely new to the movies, with some actors already perfect to cast.
Why The Batman - Part II Updates Are Scarce
The Movie Has Faced Some Changes
The rumors thatThe Batman - Part IIwas getting canceled come from the fact that there have been few updates on the status of the DC film. That is becauseThe Batmansequel was one of the several projects affected by the 2023 Hollywood strikes that stopped the industry for months. Due to that, Reeves' work on the script for the movie had to be paused, and even though Warner Bros. Discovery made it a priority as soon as the Writers Guild of America strike ended, it was too late.
Due to the strikes,The Batman - Part IIhad to be delayed, affording Reeves more time to craft the perfect script for the DC sequel before cameras started rolling.The Batman - Part IIhas now moved from 2025 to a year later, with the film releasing in theaters on July 16, 2025. Reportedly, the original plan was for Pattinson to film new scenes as the Dark Knight starting last November. After the delay,The Batman - Part IIwill reportedly start filming in April 2025.
With the movie delayed and Reeves working onThe Batman - Part II’s script, fans will have to wait longer for details on what to expect. However, if the filming start date for April 2025 is accurate, then casting should start this fall/winter. While the movie might be two years away, DC fans should at least start to know which iconic Batman characters will return or debut in the sequel, with Pattinson leadingThe Batman - Part IIas Bruce Wayne once again.
The Batman Part II
Cast
The Batman Part II is the sequel to Matt Reeve’s The Batman, released in 2022, and will continue where the original film left off. The film shares a universe with the HBO Max original Penguin series and sees the return of the Riddler and a different incarnation of the Joker.
