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The Batman: Part II

Sequel to the 2022 film The Batman.

ReleaseFebruary 18, 2028
StatusCONFIRMED
StudioDC Studios

Why it matters

Reeves and Pattinson continue the noir Batman that deliberately stood apart from every other superhero film in production.

About The Batman: Part II

Matt Reeves is continuing the Gotham he built in 2022, a detective story shot like a crime film and kept deliberately apart from the rest of DC's output. The Batman: Part II has Robert Pattinson back in the role, with Reeves directing and co-writing alongside Mattson Tomlin. Warner Bros. has released no plot details. The announced cast includes Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Charles Dance, Brian Tyree Henry and Sebastian Koch, a considerably larger ensemble than the first film assembled.

The movie opens on February 18, 2028, a date it reached after two delays: first from October 2026, then from October 2027. Reeves announced the latest move in July 2026 alongside the first camera test footage of Pattinson in the suit, and Warner Bros. attributed the shift to post-production time rather than any problem on set. Principal photography began in June 2026, so the wait is about finishing the film rather than making it. That still puts six years between installments.

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