There are few upcoming superhero motion pictures extra hyped than Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Half II, which can see Robert Pattinson put on the cape and cowl for a second time after his debut within the 2022 movie. The film has fought in opposition to numerous delays, which not too long ago noticed its launch date pushed again by one other 12 months — The Batman: Half II is now at the moment slated for launch on Oct. 1, 2027. Due to the delays, numerous rumors about Warner Bros.’ religion within the film and whether or not it has secretly been canceled have stuffed the web. Peter Safran, the co-president of DC Studios with James Gunn, is swooping in just like the proverbial Darkish Knight to make clear the way forward for The Batman, and its place within the wider DCU.
Throughout an interview with The Nerds of Coloration, Safran confirmed that the unique plan for Reeves’ The Batman franchise nonetheless stands, regardless of the delays. On the subject of the “Elsewords” label, which incorporates DC Comics motion pictures that are not set within the core DCU timeline, Safran confirmed that the “crime saga” can be instructed over a trilogy. “The one factor that is [Elseworlds] is… [Matt Reeves’] world,” he stated, persevering with:
“His crime saga that he’s telling. The Batman trilogy, The Penguin collection. That’s what’s in that lane.”
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In the course of the dialog, the DC Studios co-head additional clarified the state of the Elsewords label. To this point, The Batman trilogy is the one set of movies that happen within the alternate universe, as the remainder of DC Studios’ slate matches into the newly rebooted DCU. Safran continued:
“So nonetheless underneath DC Studios. Nonetheless underneath us. We’ve got an unimaginable relationship with Matt. However these are the one issues. It was essential that Clayface be a part of the DCU. It’s an origin story for, you recognize, a traditional Batman villain.”
‘The Batman: Half II’ Begins Capturing This Yr… Hopefully
Whereas there are lots of which have accepted the current delay to The Batman: Half II, as they’d quite get an incredible film a 12 months later than a rushed one on time, some DC followers have develop into overly anxious by the sluggish progress of the movie’s improvement. In December, Matt Reeves stated the script was within the remaining phases and that it will be completed in early 2025. No official announcement has been launched confirming the completed state of the script but.
Regardless of that, Reeves continues to be adamant that the challenge will get its cameras rolling this 12 months. “We’ve not shot it but, I feel [we begin shooting] on the finish of the 12 months,” star Robert Pattinson revealed final month. No plot particulars for The Batman: Half II have been revealed but, however already know that Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright (Commissioner Gordon), and Colin Farrell (Penguin) will return for the sequel. The massive query mark hangs over the film’s villain. Many suspect that The Joker would be the major antagonist. Nonetheless, a big portion of the fan base additionally believes the mysterious Courtroom of Owls may very well be subsequent up for The Batman.
Supply: The Nerds of Coloration