As the Man of Steel takes to the sky in James Gunn‘s DCU debut, Matt Reeves‘ The Batman is ready to emerge from the shadows.
On the red carpet of Monday’s Superman world premiere, the writer and director kept it brief as he confirmed to reporters that he’s read Reeves’ long-anticipated script for The Batman Part II.
“It’s great,” said Gunn after Reeves shared a photo of the completed script’s cover page last month, donning the Batman symbol.
The DC Studios boss previously told fans to “get off Matt’s nuts” about the sequel to his 2022 take on the Dark Knight.
Premiering July 11 in theaters, Gunn’s Superman will launch a new DCU with the ‘Gods and Monsters’ phase, separate from Reeves’ ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga’, which includes The Batman (2022) and last year’s Max series spin-off The Penguin.
After Gunn previously defended the delays on The Batman Part II, which is set to premiere on Oct. 1, 2027 following a year-long postponement, Reeves said in January that the sequel will film this year.
“We’re doing something where the story continues from, but I hope that people will be surprised by,” he told Deadline.