It might appear Matt Reeves has lastly delivered a script for “The Batman Half II,” on time and as promised.
The director shared a photograph on Friday of himself seated with co-writer Mattson Tomlin (upcoming John Wick spinoff “Caine”) captioned “Companions in Crime (Combating),” together with a blurry picture of a script with the Bat Sign emblem on the quilt.
A rep for DC Studios didn’t reply to IndieWire’s request for remark. However the timing of the picture matches the deliberate timeline that DC Studios head James Gunn beforehand outlined. Gunn stated in an interview that followers must “get off Matt Reeves’ nuts” amid some constant questions concerning the standing of the Robert Pattinson-led superhero sequel and stated Reeves was anticipated to ship the script by the top of this month. If all is nice to go, the film might start capturing in London by January, as IndieWire beforehand reported. The film is anticipated to hit theaters in 2027.
Gunn had additionally defended Reeves and steered that these items simply take time.
“Nicely, I don’t suppose Matt actually pays consideration to that stuff a lot,” Gunn stated. “He’s bought numerous different issues taking place, so I don’t suppose he lets it have an effect on him. He’s fantastic. However I’m irritated by individuals. I imply, it’s simply that factor individuals don’t must be entitled about. It’s going to come back out when he feels good concerning the screenplay. And Matt’s not going to provide me the screenplay till he feels good concerning the screenplay.”
So there you might have it. Now we have a script. “The Batman Half II” had been delayed a number of instances amid the regime change at DC Studios, and followers little doubt had questions and issues after the success of spinoff “The Penguin,” after seeing the destiny of “Batgirl,” or in understanding that “The Batman” and its sequel wouldn’t be thought of canon within the new DCU however can be a part of the “Elseworlds” banner. However followers can presumably put these fears to relaxation now.
For some fanboys in search of some clues, Tomlin just lately retweeted a web page from the comedian “Batman: The Imposter #1,” wherein Batman sheds a tear after realizing that Gotham for the primary time in 54 years skilled an evening fully with out violent crime.
“The Batman Half II” is understandably a precedence, although. The primary movie, which starred Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, made $772 million worldwide on the field workplace. The movie additionally starred Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, and Barry Keoghan in a cameo function as a prisoner who seemed to be the Joker.