Robert Pattinson, Matt Reeves' 'The Batman Part II' to Release in Theatres on October 3, 2025
The Batman sequel which is now titled The Batman Part II will hit theatres on October 3, 2025. The film will be directed by Matt Reeves and will see the return of Robert Pattinson as Batman.
Warner Bros has announced that Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves' The Batman Part II will be hitting the theatres on October 3, 2025. However, the storyline and more details regarding the project have been kept under wraps for now. The Batman Movie Review: Matt Reeves & Robert Pattinson Deliver the Definitive Version of DC’s Dark Knight! (LatestLY Exclusive).
According to Variety, Reeves' The Batman Part II will continue to be a standalone property and fall under the newly branded 'DC Elseworlds' category while Gunn and Safran are creating a new DC Universe that will include the 2025 theatrical release Superman: Legacy. According to Gunn, any DC movie or TV show set outside the main DC Universe will be given the 'DC Elseworlds' label, just like DC Comics.
Variety further reports that along with The Batman Part II, Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie a Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the ongoing animated series Teen Titans Go, and a separate Superman film by J.J. Abrams and written by Ta-Nehisi Coates are among the upcoming projects on the 'DC Elseworlds' schedule. These are all part of the 'DC Elseworlds' universe. The latter project, originally introduced in 2021, is still under development. A draft of Coates' screenplay has been anxiously anticipated, according to Gunn and Safran. James Gunn's Superman Legacy to Release in Theatres on July 11, 2025.
Talking about The Batman Part II, Variety reports that Pattinson and Reeves will continue to explore their version of Batman in the 'DC Elseworlds' sidebar while Gunn and Safran will cast a new Batman in the DC Universe. The two declared that a Batman and Robin film, based on The Brave and the Bold comics, will be a part of the DC Universe. Reeves is preparing to begin filming The Batman Part II as well as a spinoff series focusing on Colin Farrell's character, the Penguin.