Not yet confirmed, The Batman 2 is still in development.
During a Warner Bros panel at CinemaCon last April, Toby Emmerich, then head of the production and distribution company, announced to the press that Batman 2 would be in the works and invited director Matt Reeves on stage. Toby Emmerich has since retired from Warner Bros., which became Warner Bros. after a massive merger. big and best films.
When Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav spoke to investors in August. 4, he stated that the company had created a team with a “DC-only 10-year plan”- similar to Disney’s structure with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. https://t.co/jr5Qfi3G67 pic.twitter.com/7sqfj5DSVX
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At this point, the future of Batman 2 is unclear as the film is apparently in development but has yet to receive an official green light from Warner Bros. discovery. While Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson are both involved with the project, the development status means a sequel won’t be filmed for several years. Batman 2 joins a growing number of films that are in development but it’s not known exactly where they are, including Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Superman, Zatanna, Static Shock”and “Black Canary”with Jurnee Smollett.
Batman 2 still hasn’t been greenlit by Warner Bros Discovery
The terms “in development”and “green light”are often confused, but it’s important to note that “in development”means that the project is preparing to receive the green light, not that it already has. It’s clear that Matt Reeves and his team will come up with a Batman 2 project that will be approved and put into production, but at this point it doesn’t look like the project is in the pipeline. Matt Reeves has previously stated that he doesn’t want to rush production on a Batman sequel, so it’s unlikely to affect the film’s development. It’s likely that the film is still in the scripting phase and moving forward quite quickly.
For reference, The Batman, which grossed over $760 million worldwide, takes place in an alternate reality outside of the DC Extended Universe, making it a standalone film similar to Todd Phillips’ Joker (and its next sequel, Joker: Foley-a-des).
DCEU as MCU, Warner Bros Discovery dream
While the sudden wave of cancellations by Warner Bros. Discovery has caused an uproar on social media, and much remains to be seen about what projects will go ahead. Given the desire of Warner Bros. Discovery to develop a ten-year plan for its Washington DC facilities and hire a creative leader like Kevin Feige for the intellectual property certainly has a lot more to announce in the future. There’s also always the option of hosting a DC FanDome, which usually takes place in October, where new leaders can lay out their plans for DC and help calm (and excite) anxious fans who are wondering how the game is going. Expanded Universe.