The Batman - Part IIhas just received a positive update amid speculation. 2025 was initially set to be the first year that Batman and Superman would have graced the big screen in solo movies in the same year. However, due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes,The Batman - Part IIwas delayed to October 2026. Since then, the movie has yet to start shooting, with fewThe Batman Part IIstory detailsbeing revealed, as theDCmovie’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 Gunnconfirmed thatThe Batman - Part IIhas 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, ifThe Batman - Part IIhad 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 thenext 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 thatthere is nothing wrong with Matt Reeves’The Batmansequel. 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 forThe Batman - Part IIready 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 forThe Batman - Part II.
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The Batman - Part II director Matt Reeves has revealed the first story details from the movie, and I believe a big Bruce Wayne problem will be fixed.
Gunn’s comments are also meaningful for another universe. Separate from Matt Reeves’The Batmanfranchise is Gunn’s new DC Universe. While many projects have been announced for the DCU, multiple movies and shows, like theBatman movie rebootThe Brave and the Boldand the HBO seriesWaller, have yet to see finished scripts and enter production. Those projects have also been plagued by cancellation rumors. Gunn’s way of addressingThe 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 Batmanwas a massive success. After HBO’sThe Penguinshowed 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 thatThe Batman - Part IIlives up to expectations after the success of the first movie andThe Penguinis the right move. DC is focusing on good stories first, and that makesThe Batman - Part IIexciting.
The Batman Part II
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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.
