The Batman 2: bad news for Pattinson's Dark Knight
It is one of the rare DC Studios films to have received unanimous approval. While the main license struggled to gather spectators, Matt Reeves took a step aside in 2021 to tell the story of the Dark Knight in a new light. Exit Ben Affleck and the very close links with Superman and Wonder Woman, the character reinvented himself as a detective in a completely autonomous production. Inspired by certain iconic comics, The Batman drew inspiration from film noir to immortalize the vigilante's first two years in office. The Batman was a great success at the cinema, both critically and financially, motivating the start of a sequel. The director of Planet of the Apes has been working on it for several years now, in order to offer this new adventure in 2026. According to Varietyspectators will have to arm themselves with a little patience.
Take off in 2027
The Batman — previously promised for release in 2026 — is now scheduled for 2027 in theaters. It's on October 1st in Uncle Sam's country, and probably a few days earlier in France, that spectators have an appointment with Bruce Wayne and his alter ego. This change took place to make way for another project, mysterious and carried by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise. James Gunn, on Threads clarifies that this is not just a change on the part of Warner Bros. The scenario is not quite finished.
Moreover, Warner Bros is shaking up its release schedule and swapping the release dates of Sinner with Michael B. Jordan and Mickey17 with Robert Pattinson. They are now respectively scheduled for March 7 and April 18, 2025.
What does The Batman 2 have in store for us?
While James Gunn's Superman must redefine the DCU license in cinema, starting from scratch after the failure of the saga started with Man of Steel, The Batman evolves in a parallel universe, like Joker and its sequel. This DC Elseworlds has no impact on Gunn and Safran's project, the characters should not cross paths.
Its name, inspired by a collection of comics, leaves Warner Bros free to develop alternative versions of iconic characters. In theory, Matt Reeves therefore has the freedom to summon all the characters he wants. This notably includes Clayface. The announcement of the development of a film dedicated to Gunn's DCU will therefore have no impact on The Batman II which must also involve the antagonist. On Threads, Gunn explained: “Clayface is in the DCU so it doesn’t matter.” Moreover, we can hope to find certain central characters in the first film. The series The Penguin has confirmed the importance of the antagonist for the lore, it is difficult to imagine that the HBO series (produced by Reeves) will not be exploited by the script of the film with Pattinson. Response in October 2027. It is also rumored that the Court of Owls will be central, it is one of the most interesting arcs in comics.
