‘The Batman Half II’ Lastly Begins Filming Subsequent Spring

Within the wake of Superman taking up the summer time, Warner Bros. is sustaining its momentum at DC Studios, asserting that Matt Reeves’ extremely anticipated The Batman Half II will start filming subsequent spring, aiming for an October 2027 launch window.

In accordance with Variety, right now’s replace comes following a Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders assembly (forward of the corporate’s split once more into two corporations, Warner Bros. and, nicely, Discovery, subsequent yr), the place executives lauded the monetary success of James Gunn’s Superman, incomes simply south of $550 million worldwide and formally kickstarting a brand new period for the DC Universe within the realm of movie and TV. Of their merriment diving into cash like Scrooge McDuck, Warner Bros. additionally gave a rundown of its queue of superhero movie initiatives, confirming The Batman Half II‘s manufacturing replace within the course of.

“In movie, James Gunn is busy making ready the following installments of the DC tremendous household, together with Supergirl (2026), Clayface (2026), and the following Wonder Woman,” Warner Bros. stated. “As well as, The Batman II (2027) is making ready to start capturing subsequent spring, amongst a number of different initiatives in improvement. The ten-year imaginative and prescient for the DC universe additionally consists of an thrilling array of tv initiatives, together with The Penguin, the upcoming new season of Peacemaker, and the debut of Lanterns in 2026. In a exact and measured manner, the DC franchise will more and more overlay throughout the studio’s broader efforts: from movie and TV to shopper merchandise, video games, experiences, and social.”

It goes with out saying that DC followers have been ready for the sequel to the Caped Crusader movie for a minute. The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, was first launched again in March 2022. Grossing $722 million worldwide on the field workplace, Warner Bros. announced sequel plans that April. The movie additionally famously saw delays, main followers and actor Pattinson to fret about whether or not he’d be too old by the time filming commenced. Happily, The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti, not solely happy followers ready for extra Reeves-flavored comedian ebook drama, but in addition cemented itself as probably the greatest DC reveals ever, tiding of us over throughout their Batman drought.

Though Batman’s place in James Gunn’s reimagined DC Universe has proved to be the studio head’s biggest problem—particularly with Gunn confirming that Matt Reeves’ movies fall underneath the “Elseworlds” banner, separate from DC Studios’ 10-year continuity plan—Gunn has publicly backed Reeves. Amid his Superman media blitz, Gunn has taken time for hearth chats to reassure followers and handle concerns about The Batman Part II’s future. Granted, his updates have been tantamount to telling of us to hop off Reeves’ nuts and let him cook.

In late June, The Batman Half II confirmed indicators of progress when Reeves and co-writer Mattson Tomlin shared a photo of the script. Gunn talked about that he noticed the script in July and thought it was “nice.” With the bat on account of be out of the cave quickly, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see the pendulum swing the opposite manner as of us begin pestering Gunn concerning the standing of scripts for different upcoming DC initiatives.

Nonetheless, it’s a aid to see DC Studios prioritizing solid scripts over being beholden to a shoot-as-you-write type of filmmaking. We’re keen to search out out which grunge band Bruce Wayne shall be brooding to within the Batmobile come 2027.

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