THE BATMAN – PART II Enters Pre-Manufacturing; Principal Pictures Anticipated To Start On January 1, 2026

The Batman director Matt Reeves lately revealed that he had lastly completed the script for his long-awaited sequel, which he penned alongside co-writer Mattson Tomlin.

The announcement got here within the midst of concern that the film, which does seem like formally titled The Batman – Part II in the meanwhile, could have been cancelled or been hit with one other vital delay, with hypothesis persevering with to mount that DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran may be planning to both introduce a brand-new tackle The Dark Knight in The Brave and The Bold, or fold Robert Pattinson’s BatVerse tackle the enduring hero into the DCU.

Gunn stays adamant that the plan continues to be to forge forward with one other actor for the DCU’s Caped Crusader, however we’re clearly going to see at the least another instalment in Reeves’ “Epic Crime Saga” as properly, and we now have an replace on the sequel’s progress.

According to Productionlist.com, The Batman – Part II has entered the pre-production section, and has begun the hiring course of for manufacturing design, artwork route, stunt coordination, costume, VFX, and so forth. According to the positioning, principal images is “confirmed to begin January 1, 2026 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in London, UK.”

Gunn solely lately obtained an opportunity to learn the script after being busy with the Superman press tour, however all he would say when requested concerning the story is: “It’s great!”

“It would be a consideration. We’d have to think about it,” Gunn mentioned when requested concerning the prospect of Pattinson staying on because the DCU’s Batman throughout a current Rolling Stone interview. “We’d have to think about it. It is not like we’ve never discussed it. I would never say zero [chance], because you just never know. But it’s not likely. It’s not likely at all.”

It does appear a little bit odd that Gunn will not simply flat out say “no, Pattinson will not be the DCU’s Batman,” and loads of followers consider that he’s merely protecting all bases in case he does finally resolve to maintain the actor on as The Brave and the Bold‘s Caped Crusader. 

Partners in Crime (Fighters) ⁦@mattsontomlin⁩ pic.twitter.com/smItoTOdEQ

— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) June 27, 2025

We nonetheless know little or no about The Batman – Part II, however there have been rumors that plot rumors that Hush and/or Mr. Freeze may find yourself being the villains. There would not appear to be a lot to those experiences, however primarily based on earlier feedback from Reeves, there’s a good probability that the film could have a winter setting.

In addition to Pattinson, everybody from the primary movie (with the possible exception of Paul Dano’s Riddler) is anticipated to return, together with some characters from The Penguin.