After reluctantly welcoming the postponement to 2026, fans awaiting the release of “The Batman 2” have had to suffer a further setback with yet another postponement of the release date now set for 2027. The cycle of adventures on the bat man begun by Matt Reeves in 2022 and starring Robert Pattinson, immediately convinced the public of enthusiasts and the specialized press with the choice of a language and style very different from past transpositions.

Focusing on the detective genre and noir atmospheres, the title also boasts the contribution of a sensational cast, which includes John Turturro in the role of Carmine Falcone and Colin Farrell in the even more impressive role of “The Penguin”. After having discovered more about the villains that could appear in the second episode, with the very plausible hypothesis of Barry Keoghan hired as the new Joker, “The Batman 2” will see Reeves once again engaged in directing and will connect directly to the events of the previous film, as well as those explored in the recent HBO Max television series “The Penguin”.

Dropped point-blank just before the start of the new year, the announcement of this further delay is linked to the need to follow the appropriate work process within the necessary time margins: with the start of work scheduled immediately after the summer, it would have been unlikely to complete both the shooting cycle and the creation of the special effects respecting the previous forecasts. Replacing the film in the Warner catalog releases for 2026 will be the latest film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, starring Tom Cruise and still awaiting an official title.

Further clarifying the reasons for this delay was the inevitable James Gunn, co-head of the production cycle of the next DC Universe. In response to the inevitable doubts and complaints from the fanbase, the director wanted to reassure the spirits with a comment on Threads: “To be honest, a gap of 5 years or more is quite common in sequels. For example, there were 7 years between Alien and Aliens, 14 years between The Incredibles, 7 years between the first two Terminators, 13 years for Avatar, 36 years between the two Top Guns, and of course 6 years between Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”. In another post, Gunn further explains the reasons behind this choice: “Matt Reeves is committed to making the best movie possible, and no one can predict with any certainty how long it will take to complete a script. Once the script is ready, it will take about two years for pre-production, shooting and post-production of a big film.”

A few hours after the announcement of the postponement of “The Batman 2”, Andy Muschietti - director best known for the cinematic reboot of “It” - provided the first update on “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”, the next chapter in the adventures of the iconic superhero that will directly follow the developments of the DC Universe and will take place in parallel with the Reeves film series. Also in this case, the comic book film has been postponed, so much so as to allow Muschietti to focus on another work before returning to it. Among the many hypotheses, there are those who claim that the delays of both titles are not coincidental, and that the two narrative lines could most likely find more than one connection. In addition to the confirmation by The Hollywood Reporter that “The Batman 2” will debut with a different name, various signals would suggest that the studios are trying to integrate the Reeves film cycle into the new DCU. Currently placed within the so-called “Elsewords” - that is, the DC side projects made outside the DCU, which also include the latest “Joker” - “The Batman 2” could merge with Muschietti’s future Batman to establish a common path and exploit the economic potential of both productions. All that remains is to wait for further developments, to understand whether the delays depend on strictly production issues or on the desire to create an even wider and more ambitious imaginary around the bat man.

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