Summary
The Batman Part 2has a slice of good news for fans—courtesy of Bruce Wayne himself, Robert Pattinson—amidst all the doom and gloom with its consistent and unexplainable delays:it will finally begin filming in late 2025.
Lovers of Matt Reeves' so-called “Batmanverse” have had to endure one disappointing news after another in their long wait forThe Batmansequel.The Batman Part 2’s release date has been delayedtwice—first to June 24, 2025, and then again to June 22, 2025. There’s also been a back-and-forth between DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn and Reeves about the completion or otherwise of the movie’s script, which spurred worries among the DC fandom about whether the sequel will ever take off the ground. Fans have had to make do with the HBO limited series,The Penguin.
The Batman Part 2 Will Begin Shooting at the End of 2025
However, amidst the uncertainty, Robert Pattinson offered a slice of hope during an interview at the premiere ofMickey 17. Speaking toDeadlineat the event, Pattinson responded to the correspondent’s questions aboutThe BatmanPart 2’s release and whether filming had begun, saying, “We haven’t shot it yet.”He went on to confirm that production would start “at the end of the year.”On the movie’s plot, the British actor remained tight-lipped but teased, “It’s cool, though.”
For a movie set to release in the fall of 2027, news thatThe Batman Part 2will begin two years prior is considered “early.” In Hollywood, movies usually start the production phase about six months to a year before their release date. GivenThe Batman Part2’s history—once upon a time,Production Weekly confirmed the filming date to be late 2023—it’s reasonable to conclude that the touted filming schedule won’t be kept and that the 2027 release is not definitive.
Pattinson’s comments would do little to raise the hopes of the DC fandom onThe BatmanPart 2. By 2027, it would have been five years since the original movie was released—an unusual wait for a sequel in the comic book world. Even Andy Serkis, who plays Bruce Wayne’s ever-faithful butler, Alfred, recently shared fans’ displeasure, saying, “I am as hungry for it as you all are. He [Matt Reeves] told me the story of The Batman 2, and I was so excited for it.“A few fans have already given up on its release, instead choosing to believe thatJames Gunn is planning to subsume Pattinson’s Batmanand Reeves' Gotham, into his DCU.
The fact that Reeves and his crew remain tightlipped on even shallow details ofThe Batman Part 2leaves fans uneasy with anticipation, especially aboutthe details of the movie’s villain(s)after a taste of Collin Farrell’s scheming Oz Cobb inThe Penguin. There’s no doubt that the comic book community will be marking their calendars for the closing months of 2025 and any news ofThe Batman Part 2finally getting into business.
