James Gunn Expects A New ‘The Batman II’ Script “Shortly”

With a new onscreen DCU taking shape in Metropolis, Matt Reeves‘ Batman is still lurking around in the shadows of Gotham City.

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn recently assured fans that Robert Pattinson‘s iteration of the Dark Knight “is still there” as writer/director Reeves nears completion on a new draft of the sequel to 2022’s The Batman.

“What Matt’s doing is still really important, despite all stories to the contrary,” Gunn told Entertainment Weekly. “We’re supposed to see that script shortly, and I can’t wait.”

In the same interview, Gunn teased that a new Wonder Woman is “being written right now” following Gal Gadot’s tenure as the superhero in the DCEU.

Premiering July 11 in theaters, Gunn’s Superman will launch a new DCU separate from Reeves’ ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga’, which includes The Batman (2022) and last year’s Max series spin-off The Penguin.

After Gunn previously defended the delays on The Batman Part II, which is set to premiere on Oct. 1, 2027 following a year-long postponement, Reeves said in January that the sequel will film this year.

“We’re doing something where the story continues from, but I hope that people will be surprised by,” he told Deadline.

Although Pattinson confirmed plans to start shooting by “end of the year,” the actor later joked, “I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f—ing old Batman by the sequel… I’m 38, I’m old.”