James Gunn says that an unfinished script has precipitated a delay within the sequel to 2022’s The Batman however stays optimistic.
When information that The Batman sequel could be delayed a complete 12 months from 2026 to October 2027, we took it about as greatest as we might. Sure, we wish the film earlier than later, however that additional 12 months will hopefully let Matt Reeves and firm nail the whole lot that they should. That mentioned, now that the Bat-Sign has dimmed, who can we glance to in our time of want?
James Gunn – who stepped into his function as co-chair and co-CEO at DC Studios two years in the past – is now weighing in, defending the delay of The Batman sequel. Posting on Threads, he wrote, “To be fair, a 5 year gap or more is fairly common in sequels. 7 years between Alien and Aliens. 14 years between Incredibles. 7 years between the first two Terminators. 13 years between Avatars. 36 years between Top Guns. And, of course, 6 years between Guardians Vol 2 and Vol 3.”
That’s honest within the sense that every one of these numbers match up, however what James Gunn is lacking over The Batman 2 in his response is that, for essentially the most half, a sequel wasn’t precisely instantly anticipated (not to mention teased) for any of these aside from Avatar. However that delay got here partly as a result of James Cameron wanted expertise to be in the suitable place. Certain, a sequel to Ridley Scott’s Alien was mentioned quickly after its launch however it labored as a standalone movie. As for The Incredibles, that additionally labored by itself however bought a sequel as a result of Disney was in one among their back-to-the-well phases with their Pixar properties. Once you finish your film teasing the franchise’s most well-known villain, as The Batman did, followers rightfully count on one thing earlier than later.
For The Batman sequel, James Gunn confirmed that the problems do in actual fact come all the way down to the script, which Matt Reeves simply this month mentioned was almost completed. “The only reason for the delay is there isn’t a full script (those of you who follow me here probably know that already). Matt is committed to making the best film he possibly can, and no one can accurately guess exactly how long a script will take to write. Once there is a finished script, there is around two years for pre-production, shooting and post-production on big films.”
What do you make of the delay of The Batman sequel? Are you involved at this level?
