Matt Reeves finally finishes long-awaited ‘Batman 2’ script

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Matt Reeves has finally finished the long-awaited script for The Batman II.

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The director shared a photo of the completed script on Friday (June 28) on Instagram, captioning the post: “Partners in Crime (Fighters)” and tagging co-writer Mattson Tomlin. The first page of the script is blurred out, but features the distinct Batman logo.

The first look at the page arrives after several delays, which prompted director James Gunn to defend Reeves recently. “People should get off Matt’s nuts,” he said. “Because it’s like, let the guy write the screenplay in the amount of time he needs to write it.”

The Batman sequel’s delay to a 2027 release date previously also led some to believe the project may never go ahead, but last year, Gunn claimed the five-year wait between films is “fairly common” in cinema history, citing the seven years between the second and third Guardians Of The Galaxy Films.

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Earlier this month, Gunn said that the project is still vital to DC’s future. “What Matt’s doing is still really important, despite all stories to the contrary,” Gunn comments, referring to rumours that The Batman was not wanted by the new studio set up. “We’re supposed to see that script shortly, and I can’t wait”.

Robert Pattinson starred as Bruce Wayne/Batman in Reeves’ 2022 blockbuster, a darker take on the world of Gotham, co-starring Paul Dano as The Riddler and Colin Farrell as The Penguin.

The film was a box office and critical success, and its sequel has been eagerly anticipated ever since. The film was released prior to the restructuring of DC’s film division in late 2022 that saw Gunn made co-CEO of DC Studios with Peter Safran, and launch a rebooted DC Universe with new interpretations of the superhero characters.

Given the grounded nature of Reeves’ story, it was questioned whether Pattinson’s Batman would be part of the DC Universe continuity, something confirmed in February when Gunn said that it was “not the plan” to include that iteration of the character, with The Batman existing in its own world while a new caped crusader would be cast for the DC Universe.

The Batman II was originally scheduled for an October 2025 release, but delays reportedly caused by last year’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have meant that the movie won’t be hitting screens until October 2 2026, pushing its release back a whole year.

In March, Robert Pattinson said he “fucking hopes” The Batman 2 starts filming soon, joking: “I’m 38, I’m old”.

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