Production to Pause on ‘The Batman: Part II’

(Left) 'The Batman' director Matt Reeves at CinemaCon 2022. Photos: Eric Chardonneau. (Right) Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “The Batman,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. — (Left) ‘The Batman’ director Matt Reeves at CinemaCon 2022. Photos: Eric Chardonneau. (Right) Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “The Batman,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Production is shutting down on ‘The Batman: Part II.’
Director Matt Reeves has to deal with a personal matter.
There’s no word yet on when it’ll start up again.

While production had been proceeding smoothly on ‘The Batman: Part II,’ it has all come to a temporary halt as co-writer/director Matt Reeves has had to step away to deal with a personal matter.

There is no word yet on when he’ll be back on set, per Deadline, but our thoughts are with him as he resolves whatever is going on.

Here’s the statement on the production pause:

“Production on ‘The Batman Part II’ has been temporarily paused while Matt Reeves focuses on a family matter. Matt has the full support of DC Studios and we look forward to continuing the journey soon.”

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What’s the story of ‘The Batman: Part II’?

Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Batman,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. — Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure ‘The Batman,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Little is known officially about what Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader will tackle, but we do know that Colin Farrell is returning as Oz Cobb, the villainous gangster nicknamed “The Penguin” while Jeffrey Wright (James Gordon) is also back.

The cast for the sequel also includes Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Brian Tyree Henry, Jayme Lawson, Charles Dance, Gil Perez-Abraham and Sebastian Koch.

When will ‘The Batman: Part II’ be in theaters?

While the movie has shifted release dates more than once at this point, the studio has yet to say whether this latest issue will impact the planned current slot of February 18th, 2028.