DC boss James Gunn has revealed he’s anticipating to obtain a script for The Batman: Half II this month.
The upcoming sequel had been delayed and rumours concerning the movie’s improvement troubles started to flow into, although Gunn, 58, has now burdened The Batman: Half II remains to be within the works and is he anticipating director Matt Reeves, 59, handy in a screenplay later in June.
Chatting with Leisure Weekly, he stated: “Hear, we’re speculated to get a script in June. I hope that occurs.
“We really feel actually good about it. Matt’s excited. I speak to Matt on a regular basis. I am completely enthusiastic about it. So we won’t wait to learn the scripts, however we’ve not learn it but, if that is your query.”
The DC head added “individuals ought to get off Matt’s nut” and cease hassling him for updates about The Batman: Half II.
Gunn stated: “Individuals ought to get off Matt’s nuts as a result of it is like, let the man write the screenplay within the period of time he wants to jot down it. That is simply the way in which it’s.
“He does not owe you one thing since you like his film. I imply, you want his film due to Matt. So let Matt do issues the way in which he does.”
The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker added he was “irritated” by the fixed bombardment of questions concerning the film on-line.
He stated: “I’m irritated by individuals. I imply, it is simply that factor individuals do not should be entitled about. It is going to come out when he feels good concerning the screenplay.
“And Matt’s not going to offer me the screenplay till he feels good concerning the screenplay.”
The Batman: Half II was initially on account of hit cinemas in 2026, although was pushed again a 12 months to October 2027 to offer Reeves extra time to complete the story.
Though no plot particulars concerning the movie are recognized, it has been confirmed Robert Pattinson’s Darkish Knight, Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman, Colin Farrell’s The Penguin, Andy Serkis’s Alfred Pennyworth and Jeffrey Wright’s Gotham police officer James ‘Jim’ Gordon would all be returning for the sequel.
Whereas work on The Batman: Half II continues, it was not too long ago introduced the Caped Crusader can be getting his personal villain spin-off film by way of Clayface.
The image will star White Strains actor Tom Rhys Harries within the titular function, whereas Communicate No Evil filmmaker James Watkins directs from a script written by Physician Sleep’s Mike Flanagan.
Gunn defined Clayface – which is able to hit screens in September 2026 – can be set within the mainline DC Universe (DCU) against the Elseworlds universe, like The Batman, which is separate to the DCU.
Gunn stated of bringing Clayface into the DCU: “Effectively, I believe it was simply we wanted DCU content material. Mike Flanagan is someone who I have been pleasant with for a very long time, and he wrote me about Clayface.
“He texted me about it actually early on in my DC journey. Simply being trustworthy, I didn’t suppose that was one thing that was going to occur, however he got here in and he pitched the concept and I used to be like, ‘Oh s***! That is cool.’
“It is a physique horror film. It is a horror film that, like several cool physique horror film, simply occurs to be within the DCU.
“After which he wrote the script, and the script was incredible. We didn’t plan to do Clayface. That was actually one thing he dropped at us.”
