Matt Reeves Shares Photo of Script for ‘The Batman Part II’

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It would seem Matt Reeves has finally delivered a script for “The Batman Part II,” on time and as promised.

The director shared a photo on Friday of himself seated with co-writer Mattson Tomlin (upcoming John Wick spinoff “Caine”) captioned “Partners in Crime (Fighting),” along with a blurry image of a script with the Bat Signal logo on the cover.

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A rep for DC Studios did not respond to IndieWire’s request for comment. But the timing of the photo matches the planned timeline that DC Studios head James Gunn previously outlined. Gunn said in an interview that fans need to “get off Matt Reeves’ nuts” amid some consistent questions about the status of the Robert Pattinson-led superhero sequel and said Reeves was expected to deliver the script by the end of this month. If all is good to go, the movie could begin shooting in London by January, as IndieWire previously reported. The movie is expected to hit theaters in 2027.

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Gunn had also defended Reeves and suggested that these things just take time.

“Well, I don’t think Matt really pays attention to that stuff so much,” Gunn said. “He’s got a lot of other things happening, so I don’t think he lets it affect him. He’s fine. But I am irritated by people. I mean, it’s just that thing people don’t need to be entitled about. It’s going to come out when he feels good about the screenplay. And Matt’s not going to give me the screenplay until he feels good about the screenplay.”

So there you have it. We have a script. “The Batman Part II” had been delayed several times amid the regime change at DC Studios, and fans no doubt had questions and concerns after the success of spinoff “The Penguin,” after seeing the fate of “Batgirl,” or in knowing that “The Batman” and its sequel would not be considered canon in the new DCU but would be part of the “Elseworlds” banner. But fans can presumably put those fears to rest now.

For some fanboys looking for some clues, Tomlin recently retweeted a page from the comic “Batman: The Imposter #1,” in which Batman sheds a tear after realizing that Gotham for the first time in 54 years experienced a night completely without violent crime.

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“The Batman Part II” is understandably a priority, though. The first film, which starred Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, made $772 million worldwide at the box office. The film also starred Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, and Barry Keoghan in a cameo role as a prisoner who appeared to be the Joker.

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