DC movie's script is not yet finished. The delays have led to conspiracy theories that the Batman movie was canceled, and they have been addressed.
On Threads, James Gunn confirmed that The Batman - Part II has not been canceled.
Gunn was pretty direct in his answer, showing that DC has no time for charades when it comes to projects. As such, if The Batman - Part II had been canceled, as has been speculated in the past few months, Gunn would not have played coy about it. The DC Studios co-CEO also said the studio is eagerly awaiting director Matt Reeves' script for the next Batman movie, though he offered no timeline for when it could be finished.
What James Gunn's The Batman - Part II Comments Mean
Matt Reeves' Batman Plans Continue
James Gunn makes it clear that there is nothing wrong with Matt Reeves' The Batman sequel. As such, the director's plans for his Elseworlds universe continue to move forward as planned. The extra time Reeves is taking to get the script for The Batman - Part II ready has nothing to do with any of the cancellation theories. Gunn showed his full confidence in the director by saying that he has been one of Reeves' biggest fans throughout his career and that DC Studios is eagerly awaiting his script for The Batman - Part II.
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Gunn's comments are also meaningful for another universe. Separate from Matt Reeves' The Batman franchise is Gunn's new DC Universe. While many projects have been announced for the DCU, multiple movies and shows, like the Batman movie reboot The Brave and the Bold and the HBO series Waller, have yet to see finished scripts and enter production. Those projects have also been plagued by cancellation rumors. Gunn's way of addressing The Batman - Part II's cancellation conspiracy theories also translates to the DCU projects, as Gunn hints that he would have revealed that they were canceled if that was true.
Our Take On James Gunn's The Batman - Part II Comments
DC Is Doing The Right Thing
The Batman was a massive success. After HBO's The Penguin showed that the franchise has enormous potential both in theaters and on TV, it would make absolutely no sense to cancel the next chapter in Matt Reeves' The Batman Epic Crime Saga. I believe that giving the director as much time as he needs to make sure that The Batman - Part II lives up to expectations after the success of the first movie and The Penguin is the right move. DC is focusing on good stories first, and that makes The Batman - Part II exciting.
The Batman Part II
- Release Date
- October 1, 2027
- Director
- Matt Reeves
- Writers
- Matt Reeves, Mattson Tomlin, Bill Finger, Bob Kane
- Prequel(s)
- The Batman
- Franchise(s)
- Batman
Cast
Bruce Wayne / The Batman
Oz Cobb
Alfred Pennyworth
James Gordon
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.
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