Summary
There may be more bad news aboutThe Batman:Part 2and its director. If true, it may be the worst yet, and something die-hard fans have long feared.
The Batman: Part 2has faced multiple delays since its 2022 announcement, so much so that even its current release date of October 2027 looks less feasible with each passing week. An unfinished script and reports of Robert 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.Matt Reeves' position as directorcame into question in mid-April following comments from scooper Grace Randolph about the film’s delay stemming from the filmmaker dealing with a personal issue “close” to the seriousness of a “Chadwick Boseman situation.” Reputed American Journalist Jeff Sneider’s speculation of Warner Bros. forcing Reeves out of the project if he doesn’t get things together by the year’s end didn’t help either. Now it seems both may have been right.
Matt Reeves Is Reportedly No Longer DirectingThe Batman: Part 2
Filming Has Also Been Delayed Once More
The latest issue ofProduction Weekly, a prominent industry trade publication known for tracking film development updates, indicates thatReeves may have withdrawn from the director’s chair ofThe Batman: Part 2,holding on to his role as scriptwriter. Filming for the movie has also been shifted to March 2026.
Of course, this is far from conclusive proof of anything regardingThe Batman: Part 2. But when read in conjunction with Randolph and Sneider’s earlier statements, higher-ups atWarner Bros. stressing their belief in Reevesand his script (not necessarily his directing style) and the usual accuracy of Production Weekly, no one would be faulted for swallowing the news hook, line, and sinker.
Reeves stepping down from a role as key as director is an unfortunate development for a story he helped create. Fans would likely wish he could get all the support available in these trying times. Surely, eyes and ears are now peeled for whoever succeeds him.The Raiddirector Gareth Evans has long been in the running for a Batman film, and he has the portfolio to justify it. Ben Affleck may get a chance that was denied him in favor of Reeves, but the actor has expressed his disdain for the comic book genre of late. Then there are the directors ofHBO’sThe Penguinepisodes, particularly Craig Zobel, who knows more than a thing or two about Reeves’ world. The ultimate choice partly lies with James Gunn and Peter Safran, CEOs of DC Studios, under which an IP like Batman falls.
Underneath his somber atmosphere lies a silver lining…sort of:The Batman: Part 2is still happening, even though it shouldn’t. A mini-franchise that was supposed to churn out a trilogy has now been bogged down in uncertainties and the realization of what a failed sequel a laJoker: Folie A Deuxcould do to a project’s legacy. It’s not too late to close the curtains onThe Batmansequel.
