DC Comics followers who’re passionate a couple of sure Caped Crusaders are in luck, as there are two live-action, unconnected upcoming Batman films on the horizon. In a single nook, we now have The Batman: Half II, i.e. the return of Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne, whom we met again in March 2022. In one other nook, we now have The Courageous and the Daring, which can introduce the Batman who lives within the new DC Universe. Sadly, there’s dangerous information that’s are available regarding each these upcoming DC films, beginning with Half II being hit with yet one more large delay.
The Batman: Half II Gained’t Come Out Till Late 2027
Earlier than immediately, the plan had been for The Batman: Half II to be launched on October 2, 2026, however that’s been thrown out the proverbial window. Warner Bros. Photos introduced a sequence of scheduling modifications immediately, and included amongst them is the sequel being pushed to October 1, 2027. Half II’s earlier launch date has now been taken by the untitled Tom Cruise-led film that’s being directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Mickey 17, one other Robert Pattinson-starring film, has additionally been moved to March 7, 2025, whereas the Ryan Coogler-directed Sinners, which re-teams him with Michael B. Jordan, has vacated that very same March date for an April 18, 2025 premiere as a substitute.
As reported by Deadline, The Batman: Half II isn’t anticipated to start filming till late summer season 2025, and given what number of visible results will likely be crucial for the sequel, that meant a 2026 launch was not possible. So now roughly 5 and a half years will cross between the discharge of The Batman and Half II, a large enhance from the 4 years that handed between The Darkish Knight and The Darkish Knight Rises. Nonetheless, if the top result’s an distinctive product that probably exceeds the standard of The Batman, hopefully we will all agree that this prolonged wait will likely be value it.
The Courageous And The Daring Is An Even Longer Methods Off
When the DC Universe was unveiled in early 2023, The Courageous the Daring was a part of the opening slate, with this Batman film set to comply with the shared continuity’s Bruce Wayne teaming up together with his son Damian, who will likely be Robin. Final month, James Gunn, who co-runs DC Studios with Peter Safran, mentioned it might take some time for The Courageous and the Daring to be made, and now Andy Muschietti, who was introduced to be directing the characteristic in June 2023, has confirmed it’s fairly a methods off. Right here’s what he mentioned whereas showing on the podcast California Secreta (translated by Everything_DCU):
The Batman challenge has been postponed a bit bit, so I would do one other movie earlier than that.
Now granted, The Batman: Half II’s new launch date doesn’t technically immediately influence The Courageous and the Daring, however as our personal Sean O’Connell was anxious about again in March when the push to 2026 was introduced, the sequel’s newest delay absolutely spells dangerous information for the DC Universe challenge. With Half II not popping out till late 2027, and assuming DC Studios needs just a few years to cross between it and The Courageous and the Daring, that signifies that the latter now doubtless received’t come out till 2030 on the earliest.
Nevertheless, there’s a glimmer of hope: we could not essentially have to attend that lengthy to satisfy the DCU’s Batman. Earlier this month, it was revealed that Mike Flanagan is writing a Clayface film that will likely be set within the DCU and comes out on September 11, 2026. Since Clayface is considered one of Batman’s most notable enemies, maybe which means he might present up on this challenge, whether or not or not it’s in a supporting position and even only a cameo.
So yeah, irrespective of which manner you narrow it, it’ll be some time till Batman is on the large display screen. Happily, in case you have a Max subscription, there’s no scarcity of films and TV exhibits starring Gotham Metropolis’s Darkish Knight you may stream whereas we watch for extra information about The Batman: Half II and The Courageous and the Daring.