Warner Bros. Execs Confirm THE BATMAN 2 Script Still Isn't Done; Praise James Gunn's "Epic Sci-Fi" SUPERMAN

Warner Bros. Pictures bosses Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have confirmed that filmmaker Matt Reeves has yet to submit a finished script for The Batman Part II and describe Superman as a "five-star movie."

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By JoshWilding - Apr 12, 2025 09:04 AM EST

Filed Under: The Batman

Source: Deadline

Much has been said about Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's intention to replace current Warner Bros. Pictures heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, though the shock success of A Minecraft Movie may have bought the executives some time.

Regardless, Deadline recently spoke to them about the studio's future plans, including a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sequel and new takes on The Matrix, Practical Magic, Gremlins, Goonies, and more. The DC brand also came up (despite DC Studios being separate from Warner Bros.), and De Luca shared high praise for James Gunn's Superman.

"I love Superman. I think James Gunn has crushed it," he said. "It’s got tons of his trademark heart and humor and the action is jaw dropping. It’s the Superman I grew up with, so I get choked up when I watch it. I think it’s so epic and visually arresting and emotional."

"The performances are great. It is a five-star movie to me, and I can’t wait for the world to see it," De Luca continued. "Yeah, we’re really excited about Superman, James crushed it."

Asked if it's in line with the Richard Donner movies starring Christopher Reeve, the executive added, "I would say in spirit, it is closer to that, but it’s also a big hunk of epic sci-fi. It has a little bit of what I loved about Guardians of the Galaxy, but it’s true-blue Superman. The comic book sources that he uses for inspiration, All-Star Superman and the like are in there, too."

"It is really a love letter to what has made Superman endure for almost a hundred years. He managed to get it all in there," he concluded.

As great as it is to hear a positive review for Superman, many DC fans are far more eager to learn what the deal is with The Batman Part II. Matt Reeves' long-delayed sequel appears to be stuck in limbo, with recent reports suggesting there are major issues behind the scenes.

Neither De Luca nor Abdy shared any specifics, though the latter passed the buck to DC Studios and confirmed that the filmmaker's script still hasn't been submitted.

"We’re not in the weeds on the Batman stuff. It’s really James and Peter Safran who run DC. We have a bit of other collaboration with Matt Reeves, but Peter and James know he is a writer-directing auteur in his own right, and that it will come when he’s written his best Batman script and is ready," she confirmed.

Things aren't looking overly positive for The Batman sequel, though trusted insiders have claimed it remains on track to start shooting at the end of 2025 and, at worst, at the start of 2026. However, until cameras officially start rolling, it's hard to be sure of that.

Superman arrives in theaters on July 11, with The Batman Part II currently scheduled to follow on October 1, 2027.

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Blergh - 4/12/2025, 9:24 AM

If he's got health problems or someone close to him does, it's obviously time to put the project on ice until he's ready. No need to rush someone who's dealing with something big.

Can't wait for Superman, every trailer so far makes me more excited.

TheJok3r - 4/12/2025, 10:28 AM

@Blergh - That seems to be what they're doing.

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 9:33 AM

A WB exec praising Superman isn't news and neither is the reminder than Reeves hasn't turned in a first draft.

Scarilian - 4/12/2025, 10:11 AM

@McMurdo -
All of this is just to lay the blame on cancelling The Batman Part II on Matt Reeves, whether it be the scripting or his health - despite it clearly being a case of Warner Brothers just waiting to see if Superman performs well.

Gunn is heavily invested in getting to write and direct his own version of Batman in The Brave and the Bold. Warner Brothers don't want competing versions of Batman so are leaving it up to the success of Superman to determine if they move forward with Gunn's Batman or Reeves' Batman.

As per the words of Matt Reeves and James Gunn, a draft of the script was given in and James Gunn turned said it needed more work and was incomplete. James Gunn is the thing preventing The Batman Part II from being made.

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 10:37 AM

@Scarilian - Incorrect. The original article did not offer a direct quote from Reeves, so it was always very vague and it was always strange since just a few days before that interview, Matt Reeves said he was still writing and finishing the script and he continued to say so even after the article that you reference. After said article, Gunn immediately confirms on Threads that the script has not been turned in. After Gunn reports this, Reeves once again reiterated that he is still writing the screenplay.

The Batman part 2 would be shooting right now if that script was done man. Period. It made enough money and enough people liked it that it would be well into production had there been a finished screenplay. This whole "James Gunn is the boogeyman and is thwarting Matt Reeves" narrative is just pure copium. When the film has a screenplay, it's going to shoot. Reeves has a mouth and will openly out what is happening hear eventually so the notion that they are scapegoating or silencing him is nonsense. The simplest explanation is almost always the right explanation.

THEKENDOMAN - 4/12/2025, 9:39 AM

This bullshit of stalling that WB is so [frick]ing used to.

Haven’t they [frick]ing learnt. For [frick]s sake.

What the [frick] is wrong with these people?

It’s [frick]ing obvious the script is not done, it’s [frick]ing obvious something is going on with Reeves and it’s [frick]ing obvious that’s it’s obvious there is and has been a [frick]ing problem.

So [frick]ing do all of us a [frick]ing favour and cancel the [frick]ing project, get the script ready for The Bold and Brave, announce Henry Cavill as Batman and let’s move on with building the new DCU.

And meanwhile, [frick]ing scrap Elseworlds because that doesn’t make sense right now either. [frick]ing stop making things difficult and letting us fans get depressed and frustrated.

It’s bad enough that Marvel is [frick]ing around, but DCU has even started and one of the greatest IPs you got can’t even [frick]ing get off the ground.

I mean stop [frick]ing around.

[frick] [frick] [frick]kkkk

For [frick] sakes

bobevanz - 4/12/2025, 11:32 AM

@THEKENDOMAN - this isn't stalling. You're a Snyder clown so your opinion doesn't matter haha

TheRationalNerd - 4/12/2025, 11:41 AM

@THEKENDOMAN - I think you beat Deadpool and Wolverine for the most f-bombs bub! lol 🤣

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 11:48 AM

@bobevanz - I don't think he's a cult member. He's been pretty hyped on Supes and liked the Sneak Peak at least.

THEKENDOMAN - 4/12/2025, 12:04 PM

@bobevanz - 😂. You 😒

There is nothing funny I have written so dont where you got clown from but yes I am a Synder [frick]ing guy.

And bitch, instead of trying to clown me, why not tell me why you think this is not stalling?

THEKENDOMAN - 4/12/2025, 12:06 PM

@TheRationalNerd - 😂👊🏿

Anything to get @bobevanz attention 🙄

MuadDib - 4/12/2025, 9:43 AM

Personally I’m not a fan of emo Batman, I think Pattinson isn’t a very good Bat, and my stomach hurts when I hear ppl suggest him as the DCU Bat. I’d be perfectly happy to have the follow up cancelled so we can focus on the DCU Batman. My choice would be Alan Ritchson.

That said, too many are making too much about the delay. Thought I’d prefer it not get made at all, I highly doubt DC/WB would pass on the cash grab alone. Matt is dealing with something and needs time. We should just respect that and have patience.

Hopefully we get some real news on the DCU Batman soon, as that’s the main Bat moving forward anyway.

Repian - 4/12/2025, 9:46 AM

@MuadDib - Okay... The DCU is just a movie right now. If it flops, it's over. The DCU's Batman is still just a fantasy, just Gunn's wet dream.

MuadDib - 4/12/2025, 10:01 AM

@Repian - I completely agree that the entirety of the DCU hangs on Superman’s success. I have my doubts about it being a billion dollar movie, but I think it can still be successful and spawn a golden age of DC movies with interconnected continuity, comic accurate costumes and characters portrayals and grow the DCU into what it should have been all along, something similar to what the MCU is today.

Having a Batman with an established batfamily and an entire gallery of rogues without having to do an origin for each one would be great. We don’t need to rehash Bruce loosing his parents every time, we get it. We need to move forward.

Pattinsons take is just too grounded, he’d never fit it or be able to keep up with Supes or a GL or Flash or any of the JL, not in the way Batman is supposed to. He’d be in over his head. A proper Batman wouldn’t be

bobevanz - 4/12/2025, 11:32 AM

@MuadDib - it doesn't need to break a billion. All it needs to do it beat Man of Steel, that'll be a cake walk

Matchesz - 4/12/2025, 9:50 AM

If they dont capitalize on the success of the Penguin they are truly retarded

ObserverIO - 4/12/2025, 9:54 AM

@Matchesz - The showrunner of the Penguin should def get another series, maybe in the DCU. I'd love to see them do a Gotham City Sirens series. With Cristin Milioti teaming up with Selina and Harley Quinn. Maybe bring back Zoe Kravitz and Margot Robbie maybe recast who knows. But a DCU set show.

ObserverIO - 4/12/2025, 9:55 AM

DEF REPLACE JOKER THOUGH!

Repian - 4/12/2025, 10:08 AM

@ObserverIO - Stephen Merchant

HulkisHoly - 4/12/2025, 10:49 AM

@ObserverIO -

Yessss

HulkisHoly - 4/12/2025, 10:50 AM

@ObserverIO -

Gunn Will retcon penguin into the DCU just wait 😂

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 11:52 AM

@ObserverIO - eventually we will end up with the most comic accurate clown prince of crime ever put to film. I'm not saying he will top Ledger but he will be comic accurate.

ObserverIO - 4/12/2025, 12:16 PM

@McMurdo - Most likely.

I'm just sat patiently waiting for the first appearance of The Batman Who Laughs played by Bill Skarsgaard.

ObserverIO - 4/12/2025, 12:17 PM

Maybe that's a way to do the Joker that we've never seen before (since people are saying there's a Joker-fatigue recently).

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 12:50 PM

@ObserverIO - if done well, that could be crazy. I could see Gunn greenlighting it but it would have to be like a decade from now after Batman is well established and a proper Justice League film has happened. I also want him to adapt Punchline. I like the dynamic of a psychotic gen z social media obsessed assassin who is obsessed with poisons and twitch who tracks down Joker until he brings her into his empire. It's fun seeing Punchline and Harley go at it.

Nonameforme - 4/12/2025, 9:50 AM

Somethings going on with reeves, just cancel it and move on.

BigPhilbowski - 4/12/2025, 9:56 AM

The Batman came out 3 years ago and we've had Penguin since. It's really not that big of a gap between movies. It'll be fine. People need to get over this expectation of a release every year

JurassicClunge - 4/12/2025, 10:03 AM

I'm guessing they gave Nerfman a standing ovation too 👀

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 10:25 AM

@JurassicClunge - copium

JurassicClunge - 4/12/2025, 11:10 AM

@McMurdo - cry about it 😘

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 11:53 AM

@JurassicClunge - you're projecting again.

JurassicClunge - 4/12/2025, 12:33 PM

@McMurdo - let's both cry about it then 😘😅

dragon316 - 4/12/2025, 10:05 AM

Hate say cancels start with new Batman one bad news after another with this sequel

TheJok3r - 4/12/2025, 10:27 AM

No one's going to talk about Batman until August or September. It's Superman's time to (hopefully) shine.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/12/2025, 10:43 AM

May the script never be done.

James Gordon and Selina Kyle are White.

bobevanz - 4/12/2025, 11:35 AM

@MakeAmericaGrea - I see a racist comment, I report. It's that simple

Highflyer - 4/12/2025, 10:47 AM

I have a feeling I'll like James's Superman movie overall, but also feel like certain things won't land with me.

bobevanz - 4/12/2025, 11:38 AM

The bias on this website between the comments and the authors is so disappointing. Someone always has to pick sides. What a bunch of children. Snyder almost crippled WB because of that failed universe, and Zaslav almost shipped the corpse home. I don't want movies to fail, but I want shitty movies to be known as shitty movies. They don't set out to make a 200 million blockbuster just to make them meh. That's Marvel's job lmao

Waifuslayer2 - 4/12/2025, 11:50 AM

Just fire Reeves and hire the crew from The Penguin. Simple. I'm already getting g bored of this version.

McMurdo - 4/12/2025, 11:58 AM

@Waifuslayer2 - yep. Lauren Lefranc would immediately upgrade the Batman part 2 because she's a far better writer than Reeves in the characterization dept. She shoulda co wrote the film with him.

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Warner Bros. Execs Confirm THE BATMAN 2 Script Still Isn't Done; Praise James Gunn's "Epic Sci-Fi" SUPERMAN

Warner Bros. Pictures bosses Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have confirmed that filmmaker Matt Reeves has yet to submit a finished script for The Batman Part II and describe Superman as a "five-star movie."

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