On Friday, WB revealed it was shuffling around some of its movies, primarily The Batman’s sequel. Matt Reeves’ sequel was originally meant to hit on October 2, 2026 is now arriving October 1, 2027. And fans are taking it…not well.
Since news of The Batman Part II’s delay, social media’s been filled with jokes and concerns about what the heck is going on. Why’s it taking five years to do a movie, is the entire TBECS enterprise washed—folks just want some answers. On Threads, James Gunn explained the film’s script hadn’t been completed, and that director/co-writer Matt Reeves was “committed to making the best film he possibly can.” He further argued it’s “fairly common” for a franchise to have five or more years between installments, and cited several as proof: Incredibles (14 years), the first two Alien films (7 years), Avatar (13 years), and even his own Guardians of the Galaxy (6 years, albeit not by choice).
Unfortunately for them, they’ll just have to deal. The Batman Part II‘s not the only superhero movie to get delayed, and several blockbusters have used that long wait between sequels to their advantage. (Case in point: the way the internet lit up for the trailer to the first Superman movie in over a decade.) Corny as it is to say “let Reeves cook,” that’s really all we can do. There’ll be other movies out between now and October 2027. And if you need your fix of Robert Pattinson being a weirdo, you’ve got Mickey 17 hitting in March.
