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A new report aboutThe Batman: Part 2sparked rumors about a significant change in production. However, one movie insider wasn’t convinced about it.
TheBatman: Part 2has been subjected to several delays. Initially, it was set for release on July 05, 2025, but was pushed back to May 11, 2025. However, it faced another setback, moving the release date to Jul 31, 2025. Despite the changes in its release date, the film is moving forward. The newest report about the film left many confused because Matt Reeves wasn’t credited the way they expected.
Reeves has been attached toThe Batmanproject starring Robert Pattinson. He directed the first film and was set to return to helm the sequel. However, Production Weekly’s latest issue shared an update about the film. It will reportedly start shooting in London in March 2026. It also revealed that Dylan Clark, Geoff Johns, Michael Uslan, James Gunn, and Peter Safran are producing. However, what most noticed was that Reeves was only credited as a writer along with Mattson Tomlin, when he had beenattached toThe Batman: Part 2as a directorfor the longest time. Jeff Sneider, a reputable movie insider, previously claimed that Warner Bros could drop Reeves if he failed to get things together by the year’s end. The film’s update aligned with Sneider’s previous statement.
I don’t think it’s real. I don’t think he’s off. I think the trade would have said something if he was off the movie. But at the same time, it was a weird update.
Reeves is committed toThe Batman, so it was surprising that he wasn’t credited as a director for its sequel,The Batman: Part 2. In a previous interview with Reeves, he said that the Dark Knight will have a hard time in the sequel because he willfind himself in the “grey area.“In the first movie, the filmmaker said that Batman viewed things in “black and white.” However, things aren’t the same in the next film because, from a simple hero, he would see that the villains could also be victims of circumstances, hence the “grey area.”
Reeves has already establishedThe Batman’s noir-inspired tone and grounded storytelling. Many loved the first film, so his directing the sequel is a given. There are concerns that if he is replaced, the new director will alter the tone and direction, which fans have already approved. However, one should still take the recent report with a grain of salt because it’s not official.
