James Gunn Tells Fans to Chill on When to Expect ‘The Batman Part II’: ‘Get Off Matt Reeves’ Nuts’

It’s been 3 years since nan merchandise of Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman” pinch Robert Pattinson arsenic nan Dark Knight, and in betwixt nan occurrence of “The Penguin” and nan excitement of a caller authorities astatine DC Studios, fans and journalists can’t extremity asking DC main James Gunn astir what’s going connected pinch “The Batman Part II.”

But successful a caller interview, Gunn has thing caller to add: conscionable chill.

“Listen, we’re expected to get a book successful June. I dream that happens. We consciousness really bully astir it. Matt’s excited. I talk to Matt each nan time. I’m wholly excited astir it. So we can’t hold to publication nan scripts, but we haven’t publication it yet, if that’s your question,” Gunn told Entertainment Weekly.

If that timeline does support and a book is delivered this period arsenic expected, a root tells IndieWire that nan anticipation is nan film would statesman shooting successful January successful London.

But it still bugs Gunn to support getting nan mobility arsenic he’s trying to promote his ain movie “Superman,” and he didn’t clasp backmost either: “People should get disconnected Matt’s nuts because it’s like, fto nan feline constitute nan screenplay successful nan magnitude of clip he needs to constitute it. That’s conscionable nan measurement it is. He doesn’t beryllium you thing because you for illustration his movie. I mean, you for illustration his movie because of Matt. So fto Matt do things nan measurement he does.”

Gunn has been clear since he first took nan occupation astatine DC Studios alongside Peter Safran that he doesn’t intend to make immoderate movie until nan book is complete and successful a information he’s happy with. It reflects otherwise connected nan process — and nan play — that resulted astatine Marvel erstwhile movies for illustration “Blade” would beryllium greenlit and dated without a script, starring to countless caller writers, directors, and yet delays.

Gunn besides precocious wrote connected Threads that 5 years betwixt franchise movies is not that uncommon. He pointed to a 14-year spread betwixt “Incredibles” movies, 7 years betwixt “Alien” and “Aliens,” and moreover six years betwixt his ain “Guardians of nan Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Vol. 3.”

Still, “The Batman Part II” was announced by nan erstwhile authorities astatine Warner Bros. and DC astatine CinemaCon successful April 2022, and nan movie was twice delayed aft being dated, pinch nan likelihood that it won’t deed theaters until 2027. Plus, pinch Gunn having antecedently announced DC’s plans for a Batman movie based connected “The Brave and nan Bold” comic, 1 that dissimilar Reeves’ Batman will fresh into nan larger cinematic beingness that originates theatrically pinch “Superman,” it’s adjacent to wonderment whether a 2nd Batman movie is still a priority.

Reeves, though, is said to return his clip pinch screenplays, moreover if this is simply a somewhat longer spread betwixt his 2 “Planet of nan Apes” movies, but Gunn feels that nan cognition doesn’t really fuss Reeves overmuch anyway.

“Well, I don’t deliberation Matt really pays attraction to that worldly truthful much,” Gunn said. “He’s sewage a batch of different things happening, truthful I don’t deliberation he lets it impact him. He’s fine. But I americium irritated by people. I mean, it’s conscionable that point group don’t request to beryllium entitled about. It’s going to travel retired erstwhile he feels bully astir nan screenplay. And Matt’s not going to springiness maine nan screenplay until he feels bully astir nan screenplay.”

“Superman” opens successful theaters connected Friday, July 11.