The Batman: Part IIwriter and directorMatt Reeveshas responded to the recent release date and official title revelation, describing the DC sequel as an epic crime saga.The Batmansequelhas now been confirmed to be titledThe Batman: Part II, and has been given a release date of June 21, 2025. And it looks like writers Matt Reeves and Mattson Tomlin are excited as audiences are to see The Batman return.
While neither of them says too much about what they are planning forThe Batmansequel, the creative pair could not help buttake to social mediatoshare a brief message. While Tomlin, who contributed to the script for the first outing and will work together with director Matt Reeves to pen the sequel, simply shared a clip of Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader looking pensive, Reeves could not help but shout out howThe Batman: Part IIwill be an “EPIC. CRIME. SAGA.” Which should come as music to the ears of Batman fans everywhere.
Both the title and release date forThe Batman: Part IIwere released yesterday as part of DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU presentation. Gunn revealed that the DCUwill begin with aSupermanreboot,Superman: Legacy, in July 2025. This will be followed byThe Authority, about a superhero team with rather extreme and unorthodox methods of protecting the planet; which will then lead on to another,separateBatmanproject titledThe Brave and the Bold,Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow,aSwamp Thingreboot, aWonder Womanprequel series titledParadise Lost, the animated seriesCreature Commandos, a series centered on Amanda Waller, aGreen Lanternseries titledLanterns, and aBooster Gold-fronted series.
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The Batman Universe Will Remain Separate from the Wider DCU
Projects such asThe Batman: Part IIwill now fall under the “Elseworlds” title, and remain completely separate from the wider DCU. “Yeah, and the DC is a multiverse, but we’re going to be focusing on one universe from that multiverse,” Gunn explained. “And if something isn’t DCU, we’re gonna make that very clear. So strictly adult fare like Todd Phillips, Joker, or, you know, kids animation like Teen Titans Go, we’re gonna, we’re gonna make it very clear that those are DC Elseworlds just the same way that we’re doing in the comic books.”
Details of whatThe Batman: Part IIwill involve remain under wraps right now,but the story will pick up with Robert Pattinson as a younger Bruce Wayne. The sequel is just one part of what Matt Reeves has planned for The Dark Knight, with the writer and director crafting his own shared universe. A seriescentered on Colin Farrell as Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot aka The Penguinis now in development alongside an Arkham Asylum series. Reeves has also met with writers regarding other spinoffs revolving around Scarecrow, Clayface, and Professor Pyg.
Once again for those in the back,The Batman: Part IIis now scheduled to be released on August 09, 2025.
