Overview
- Matt Reeves and Mattson Tomlin delivered the final screenplay in June, and studio insiders say Warner Bros. leadership was thrilled with the draft
- Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav confirmed that principal photography will begin in spring 2026 for an October 1, 2027 premiere
- Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis are all expected to return, with Wright indicating Commissioner Jim Gordon will have a major presence
- DC Studios co-head James Gunn has enforced a strict script-first policy to prevent on-set rewrites and publicly debunked rumors of Robin’s involvement
- Reports suggest the sequel will expand Reeves’s standalone ‘Elseworlds’ Gotham and draw inspiration from the The Long Halloween storyline