Because the Man of Metal takes to the sky in James Gunn‘s DCU debut, Matt Reeves‘ The Batman is able to emerge from the shadows.
On the crimson carpet of Monday’s Superman world premiere, the author and director stored it temporary as he confirmed to reporters that he’s learn Reeves’ long-anticipated script for The Batman Half II.
“It’s nice,” mentioned Gunn after Reeves shared a photograph of the accomplished script’s cowl web page final month, donning the Batman image.
The DC Studios boss beforehand advised followers to “get off Matt’s nuts” concerning the sequel to his 2022 tackle the Darkish Knight.
Premiering July 11 in theaters, Gunn’s Superman will launch a brand new DCU with the ‘Gods and Monsters’ section, separate from Reeves’ ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga’, which incorporates The Batman (2022) and final 12 months’s Max sequence spin-off The Penguin.
After Gunn beforehand defended the delays on The Batman Half II, which is set to premiere on Oct. 1, 2027 following a year-long postponement, Reeves mentioned in January that the sequel will movie this 12 months.
“We’re doing one thing the place the story continues from, however I hope that folks will likely be stunned by,” he advised Deadline.
