James Gunn took to social media on Friday to explain the reason for ‘s delay, revealing what has held up the production of the highly anticipated sequel.
Gunn confirmed the release date delay in a post on Threads and explained that the reason for the delay is simple: the script for the film isn’t fully finished yet, and when combined with a general two-year cycle of production on big films, it made sense to move the film’s release date back. “Sure.
Yes, it is true. The only reason for the delay is there isn’t a full script (those of you who follow me here probably know that already),” said Gunn. “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.” Earlier this month, Reeves said that the script of the film was being finished, but didn’t reveal just too much about how close it was to being finished.
The Batman was originally released in 2022. A spin-off series, The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell in the titular role was released on HBO in the interim.