The Batman – Part 2: Will Arrive A Year Later Than Expected, Here Is The New Release Date?
The Batman – Part 2 is officially postponed now we have to wait one more year. Viewers will have to wait a little more’ to return to Gotham City, as the sequel to Matt Reeves’s The Batman will be postponed to 2027. The superhero sequel was supposed to come out originally on October 2, 2026, but it will be postponed for a year and on the 1st of October 2027 in Imax, Warner Bros announced on Thursday. This choice has left uncovered a date for the next film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu Tom Cruise that will come out in cinema in 2026, just as the race for the season begins awards. The film, which does not yet have a title, will be released on Imax on 2 October on the date it was left vacant The Batman – Part 2.
James Gunn confirmed The Batman 2’s delay with Robert Pattinson in a post on Threads, explaining that the cause of the postponement is very simple: the script of the film is not yet complete. Given the approximately two-year production cycle required for large films, the delay seems to be the most logical choice.
“Certainly. Yes, it’s true. The only reason for the delay is that there is no complete script (those who follow me here probably already know)” said Gunn. “Matt is busy making the best possible film, and nobody can predict exactly how long it will take to write one script. Once the script is over, there are about two years for pre-production, filming, and post-production of great films“.
The Batman – Part 2: Will Reeves’s The Batman Be Part of the New DCU?
Meanwhile, Andy Muschietti revealed to the California Secret podcast that The Brave and the Bold was postponed, enough to allow him to make another film before focusing on Batman. It will truly be one coincidence that the delays of both films related to The Dark Knight were announced on the same day, or is there something more behind all this? The Hollywood Reporter also confirmed that The Batman 2 is no longer even called The Batman Part II. In one day, the sequel was delayed for a year and lost its title, and The Brave and the Bold was also postponed. Of course, there may be other reasons behind the loss of the title by The Batman 2, but it could also be a clue that suggests a new name more in line with the DCU. According to Comicbook, the delay could be linked precisely to an attempt to integrate Matt Reeves’ film into the new universe DC film created by Gunn and Safran.
Despite Gunn’s statements, who have always stressed the importance of telling both stories within the DCU and Elseworlds projects (such as Reeves’), the numbers at The Batman box office (which grossed $ 770 million) seem to suggest that integrating the film into the DCU could be a commercially advantageous move. In addition, the participation of Matt Reeves as a producer of Clayface, another project linked to Batman’s characters, could indicate that the director is ready to work on a series of films related to the Dark Knight within a shared universe. Some fans still hope that The Batman remains a separate universe, but signs indicate that Warner Bros. may be willing to merge the two universes by Batman in a unique narrative, taking advantage of the commercial success of Reeves’ version together with that of Gunn. Despite the numerous clues and rumors circulating, the situation remains uncertain, and many wonder if the delay is really related to the creation of a shared Batman universe, or if it is simply reasons related to production.
