The Batman Part 2 Filming Start Date Is Closer Than Fans May Think

The Batman Part 2 has a slice of good news for fans—courtesy of Bruce Wayne himself, Robert Pattinson—amidst all the doom and gloom with its consistent and unexplainable delays: it will finally begin filming in late 2025.

Lovers of Matt Reeves’ so-called “Batmanverse” have had to endure one disappointing news after another in their long wait for The Batman sequel. The Batman Part 2’s release date has been delayed twice—first to October 2, 2026, and then again to October 1, 2027. There’s also been a back-and-forth between DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn and Reeves about the completion or otherwise of the movie’s script, which spurred worries among the DC fandom about whether the sequel will ever take off the ground. Fans have had to make do with the HBO limited series, The Penguin.

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The Batman Part 2 Will Begin Shooting at the End of 2025

However, amidst the uncertainty, Robert Pattinson offered a slice of hope during an interview at the premiere of Mickey 17. Speaking to Deadline at the event, Pattinson responded to the correspondent’s questions about The Batman Part 2’s release and whether filming had begun, saying, “We haven’t shot it yet.” He went on to confirm that production would start “at the end of the year.” On the movie’s plot, the British actor remained tight-lipped but teased, “It’s cool, though.”

For a movie set to release in the fall of 2027, news that The Batman Part 2 will begin two years prior is considered “early.” In Hollywood, movies usually start the production phase about six months to a year before their release date. Given The Batman Part 2’s history—once upon a time, Production Weekly confirmed the filming date to be late 2023—it’s reasonable to conclude that the touted filming schedule won’t be kept and that the 2027 release is not definitive.

Pattinson’s comments would do little to raise the hopes of the DC fandom on The Batman Part 2. By 2027, it would have been five years since the original movie was released—an unusual wait for a sequel in the comic book world. Even Andy Serkis, who plays Bruce Wayne’s ever-faithful butler, Alfred, recently shared fans’ displeasure, saying, “I am as hungry for it as you all are. He [Matt Reeves] told me the story of The Batman 2, and I was so excited for it.” A few fans have already given up on its release, instead choosing to believe that James Gunn is planning to subsume Pattinson’s Batman and Reeves’ Gotham, into his DCU.

The fact that Reeves and his crew remain tightlipped on even shallow details of The Batman Part 2 leaves fans uneasy with anticipation, especially about the details of the movie’s villain(s) after a taste of Collin Farrell’s scheming Oz Cobb in The Penguin. There’s no doubt that the comic book community will be marking their calendars for the closing months of 2025 and any news of The Batman Part 2 finally getting into business.

The Batman Part II

Release Date

October 1, 2027

Director

Matt Reeves

Source: Deadline/X

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