DC followers have been put by the wringer in terms of ready for The Batman: Half II to lastly be launched. Initially, the film was anticipated to be out in October of 2025, but it surely was then bumped to October of this yr. It was ultimately pushed to 2027, and it has just lately been delayed but once more. Now, The Batman: Half II, which is at present filming, has an anticipated launch date of Feb. 18, 2028. That’s fairly a very long time to attend, particularly contemplating that The Batman got here out in 2022, and the sequel was introduced not lengthy after. With years of anticipation increase—and hopefully not an excessive amount of curiosity misplaced—it is smart that DC followers are longing for updates on the undertaking.
Sadly, Sebastian Stan, who’s confirmed to be in The Batman: Half II, however his precise function stays a thriller (and former stories that he’s enjoying Harvey Dent have been retracted), simply gave an replace that isn’t including any optimism to this already very lengthy wait. Particularly, chatting with ScreenRant, Stan reportedly mentioned, concerning how for much longer he shall be filming Half II, “A really very long time. It’s a protracted winter.” Along with this suggesting that the timeline isn’t shifting any faster, this might even have implications for one in every of Stan’s different most distinguished roles: Bucky Barnes within the MCU.
Is Bucky Barnes Going To Die in Doomsday?
Even previous to this replace on The Batman: Half II’s filming timeline, followers have been already nervous that Bucky would possibly die in Avengers: Doomsday, with rumors flying that Stan has no extra movies in his Marvel contract and due to this fact is on the chopping block. In fact, there’s no technique to know for positive whether or not that’s the case for now, however this filming replace for The Batman: Half II sadly lends some credence to the thought. With Avengers: Secret Wars apparently starting to movie quickly and Stan suggesting that he shall be filming Half II for “a very long time,” it does appear to be there could be a battle there, maybe stopping Bucky from showing in Secret Wars.
Granted, it’s potential that Bucky isn’t going to seem in Secret Wars but in addition isn’t going to die in Doomsday, but when we did get affirmation that he isn’t going to be in Secret Wars forward of Doomsday, it might make his impending dying within the upcoming movie appear extra possible. In actual fact, notably with Bucky taking cost because the chief of the New Avengers, it might be unusual for him to not seem in Secret Wars if he’s nonetheless alive. There are methods to clarify this, positive, but it surely’s comprehensible that these The Batman: Half II feedback have nervous followers much more nervous that we may witness this fan-favorite hero’s devastating dying on the massive display screen this December.