The Batman Part 2 tease leaves fans feeling frustrated

James Gunn, CEO of DC Studios, just gave us an update regarding the future of The Batman Part II - and it’s not the good kind of update.

Ever since Matt Reeves’ The Batman hit cinemas back in 2022, the internet has been ablaze with rumours and hype regarding its sequel.

We have had a few updates and hints regarding its plot and even its potential villains since then, and the critically lauded miniseries The Penguin just aired its final episode earlier this month.

One thing we don’t quite know for certain is the sequel’s release date. Although The Batman Part II was initially supposed to come on October 3, 2025, Deadline's Anthony D'Alessandro reported back in March that it was likely going to be delayed until October 2, 2026.

However, an update from James Gunn, the man in charge of overseeing all of the DC’s live-action projects, does potentially imply that we could be waiting even longer.

Over on Threads, one user asked Gunn for some details regarding The Batman Part II’s script.

“James, it was reported a while back that Matt Reeves has already finished the script for The Batman II,” asked user erikoliveira.eo411, “is that really true?”

“I think that report was well-intentioned” replied Gunn, “but it was mistaken. We are very much looking forward to it.”

In a Reddit thread discussing the news over on r/TheBatmanFilm, there are a lot of disappointed reactions to the news - as to be expected.

However, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, I would say the majority of people are reacting in a relatively levelheaded manner.

“Reeves is known for taking his time scripting,” replied Neither_Anteater_904, “This is fairly usual behavior for him”.

“We have two years until the release. There's nothing wrong with him taking his time to get the script right” agreed user rinzler40oz.

Personally, as a massive fan of the first movie and basically everything director Matt Reeves has produced, I feel the same. It could take three years, or it could take ten - the most important thing is the quality of the resulting film.