THE BATMAN - PART II Director Matt Reeves Teases His "Epic Crime Saga" Sequel

THE BATMAN - PART II Director Matt Reeves Teases His "Epic Crime Saga" Sequel

Matt Reeves' The Batman follow-up was given an official release date and title earlier today, and the filmmaker has now taken to Twitter to tease his "epic crime saga" sequel...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 31, 2023 10:01 PM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

The first "chapter" of DC Studios' DCU slate was announced earlier today, and it included a Batman movie focusing on the exploits of an all-new Dark Knight and his son, Damian Wayne.

The Brave and the Bold isn't the only Bat-based project on the horizon, however, and Matt Reeves' highly anticipated The Batman sequel - now officially titled The Batman - Part II - was given an October 3, 2025 release date.

"Matt is working on [The Batman sequel]," confirmed James Gunn, "which also includes [The Penguin] series, and it is its own thing. He's hard at work on that. He came in and pitched us some amazing, really cool stuff the other day. So our plan is for that to continue."

While the sequel will be an "Elseworlds" story and not part of the main DCU, Peter Safran made it clear that the movie is "not a stepchild."

"It's all under DC, we are fully invested in the success of The Batman, just like we are everything else."

Reeves responded to the announcement with the following Tweet, describing The Batman - Part II as an "epic crime saga."

It sounds like Reeves might have plans in place for this story to continue well beyond just two films and some spin-off shows!

We still don't know what to expect from The Batman 2, but there's a decent chance Barry Keoghan will return as The Joker. Reeves has also indicated that The Penguin (Colin Farrell) will have a much bigger role as one of the main villains.

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Taonrey
Taonrey - 1/31/2023, 10:07 PM
Think this is the only thing I’m looking forward to with DC, feel like this is the only character Warner bros consistently seems to get right.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/31/2023, 10:09 PM
So not something where you would see a man with a freeze gun then…
Comicbookart
Comicbookart - 1/31/2023, 10:12 PM
@GhostDog - "Batman The Brave and the Bold" can't get here soon enough.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 1/31/2023, 10:14 PM
@GhostDog - I felt that was pretty clear based on the first movie that the more fantastical characters weren’t happening. Craziest they’d probably go is mad hatter
Comicbookart
Comicbookart - 1/31/2023, 10:10 PM
I mean... didn't Nolan already do this? This is why I'm not really a fan of the Reeves stuff. It isn't even really a new angle like Joaquin's Joker. It's Nolan, but darker. Figuratively and literally.
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