‘The Batman Part II’ Has Paused Its Production
The road to The Batman Part II has been rocky, to say the least, and that pattern is continuing. “Matt has the full support of DC Studios, and we look forward to continuing the journey soon.” Sources tell the trade that it’s too early to speculate on whether the stoppage will impact the film’s February 18, 2028 release date. But, you’d assume that depends on just how long production stops.
- ▪The road to The Batman Part II has been rocky, to say the least, and that pattern is continuing.
- ▪“Matt has the full support of DC Studios, and we look forward to continuing the journey soon.” Sources tell the trade that it’s too early to speculate on whether the stoppage will impact the film’s February 18, 2028 release date.
- ▪But, you’d assume that depends on just how long production stops.
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The road to The Batman Part II has been rocky, to say the least, and that pattern is continuing. Though production on the long-awaited film had been underway for over three months, Warner Bros. just announced it was pausing so writer-director Matt Reeves could deal with a personal matter.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000821784","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"movies","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"movies","TAGS":"matt-reeves,the-batman-part-ii","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); “Production on The Batman Part II has been temporarily paused while Matt Reeves focuses on a family…
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