Robert Pattinson-starrer The Batman Half II, which has already confronted a number of delays, has hit one other roadblock. Warner Bros. and DC Studios have quickly halted manufacturing as director Matt Reeves takes a break to deal with a household matter.
The Batman Half II shoot halted
The movie’s studio issued an announcement on the matter on Monday. “Manufacturing on The Batman Half II has been quickly paused whereas Matt Reeves focuses on a household matter,” it learn. “Matt has the complete assist of DC Studios, and we stay up for persevering with the journey quickly.”
Earlier than this surprising delay, the movie was being shot in London, with Robert Pattinson starring as Batman, whereas Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell play Alfred and Penguin, respectively. The brand new superhero movie additionally has a number of new additions to the solid, together with Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Brian Tyree Henry, Jayme Lawson, Charles Dance, Gil Perez-Abraham and Sebastian Koch.
The Batman Half II going through a number of delays
This is not the primary time The Batman Half II has confronted a delay. The movie was initially scheduled to launch on October 2, 2026, earlier than Warner Bros. pushed it by a 12 months to October 1, 2027. Earlier this 12 months, in July, the studio once more delayed the movie, shifting its launch date to February 2028.
Matt Reeves’ first Batman movie was launched in March 2022 and launched Robert Pattinson as the long-lasting superhero.
The final time the movie was delayed, DC Studios co-chairman James Gunn defended the choice. He wrote on Threads, “To be truthful, a 5-year hole or extra is pretty frequent in sequels. 7 years between Alien and Aliens. 14 years between Incredibles. 7 years between the primary two Terminators. 13 years between Avatars. 36 years between High Weapons. And, in fact, 6 years between Guardians Vol 2 and Vol 3.”
James had additionally spoken about how the delay was associated to the writing of the movie. Nonetheless, he alluded to Matt Reeves’ dedication to the undertaking and the director’s need to make one of the best movie potential. He had written, “The one cause for the delay is there is not a full script (these of you who observe me right here in all probability know that already). Matt is dedicated to creating one of the best movie he presumably can, and nobody can precisely guess precisely how lengthy a script will take to write down. As soon as there’s a completed script, there may be round two years for pre-production, taking pictures and post-production on massive movies.”
About Matt Reeves
Matt Reeves began his profession with the TV drama sequence Felicity in 1998. He has since helmed movies together with Cloverfield in 2008, Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 2017 and The Batman in 2022. Reeves is married to animator and artist Melinda Wang. The couple has been married since 1999 and has one son collectively.