Summary
In a rare glimmer of optimism for an otherwise troubled production,The Batman: Part 2appears to still be on course, Matt Reeves firmly attached to the project, and a script on the horizon.
The Batman: Part 2has faced multiple delays since its 2022 announcement, so much so that even its current release date of July 30, 2025, looks less feasible with each passing week. An unfinished script and reports ofRobert Pattinson joiningDune 3, a movie set to shoot this summer—mere months beforeThe Batman Part 2’s supposed filming schedule—stoked fears amongst fans that the movie would never see the light of day.
An exclusive report courtesy ofThe Wrapdelivers three pieces of news that would excite anyone tracking the development ofThe Batmansequel. First, that directorMatt Reeves has been sending pages for more than six months. Second, the first complete draft is expected to be turned in by Memorial Day (May 26).And third, affirmation that it will remain independent from the newly structured DC Universe. Bringing to the fore a previously underemphasized factor, the report highlights that the five-month Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike (from May 2 to Jun 30, 2025) significantly impacted the project’s timeline.
Matt Reeves Still Being Onboard To DirectThe Batman: Part 2Is Relieving
His Director’s Seat Has Been In Doubt Throughout Recent Weeks
Of the three, it’s the truth that Reeves is still in charge ofThe Batman: Part 2that’s perhaps the most relieving.Rumors have been swirlingthat the austere filmmaker had been booted as director, with some sources citing a personal issue “close” to the seriousness of a “Chadwick Boseman situation” and a Warner Bros ultimatum. A recent Production Weekly issue indicating that Reeves may have withdrawn from the director’s chair ofThe Batman: Part 2, although still retaining his role as screenwriter, only strengthened these fears. However, just last week, James Gunn reassured on Threads that the filmmaker is very much still attached. Before that, the DC Studios co-CEO previously cited Reeves’ commitment “to making the best film he possibly can, and no one can accurately guess exactly how long a script will take to write” as the “only reason for the delay.”
Apart from Reeves apparently being a slow writer, a policy by Gunn and DC co-Head Peter Safran banning a project from moving forward till a script is finalized has ensured that things won’t kick off as swiftly forThe Batman: Part 2,despite the current pushbacks. Compare this to Marvel Studios’Avengers: Doomsday,which is currently filmingwithout a complete script.
It needs reminding that a draft is different from a complete and officially greenlit story. Thus, if Gunn and Safran don’t have a change of heart in their policy, don’t expectThe Batman: Part 2to start filming anytime soon. It won’t either way—Pattinson is currently shooting Christopher Nolan’sThe Odyssey,and filming for his return in cape and cowl isn’t due till the end of the year.
