James Gunn Defends the Delay of ‘The Batman’ Sequel: “A 5 Year Gap or More Is Fairly Common”
James Gunn, the co-chief of DC Studios, is defending the delay of The Batman sequel to 2027.
Warner Bros. announced on Friday that the release date for Matt Reeves’ follow-up to 2022’s The Batman would be pushed to Oct. 1, 2027, which led some fans to share their disappointment on social media. But Gunn attempted to calm their worries, noting that large gaps between movies are “fairly common.”
“To be fair, a 5 year gap or more is fairly common in sequels,” Gunn wrote on Threads. “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.”
The Batman sequel is expected to go into production in the third quarter of 2025 as Reeves is still working on the script. While the film is not part of the DC universe being built by Gunn and his DC partner Peter Safran,...
Warner Bros. announced on Friday that the release date for Matt Reeves’ follow-up to 2022’s The Batman would be pushed to Oct. 1, 2027, which led some fans to share their disappointment on social media. But Gunn attempted to calm their worries, noting that large gaps between movies are “fairly common.”
“To be fair, a 5 year gap or more is fairly common in sequels,” Gunn wrote on Threads. “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.”
The Batman sequel is expected to go into production in the third quarter of 2025 as Reeves is still working on the script. While the film is not part of the DC universe being built by Gunn and his DC partner Peter Safran,...
- 12/29/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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