Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Production halted again.

I had to check the link my buddy sent me to make sure it wasn't from 2024 or 2025.

Just gotta laugh at this point.

https://deadline.com/2026/10/the-batman-part-ii-production-pause-matt-reeves-1237146807/

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Production is pausing on the Warner Bros and DC Studios pic The Batman Part II due to director Matt Reeves stepping away for personal reasons.

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veryfuller said:

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He's got to be sick or something or someone in his family is. This is crazy.

I doubt they'd bring in Gunn to finish the movie. You know who is a close friend of Reeves tho? James Gray. That would be interesting for him to step in and finish the film.

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veryfuller said:

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I didn't. I was responding to someone else bringing it up.

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TCTTS said:

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I finally heard what the issue likely is, and if so it's pretty sad. Reeves and his wife of 27 years have one son together, who is apparently really sick. Whether it's a natural illness or drug/alcohol related, I'm not sure (I'm guessing the former), but it's the one issue that finally makes sense of all the delays.

That said, as of now, it doesn't sound like this will affect the release date of the movie. It's still so far out that they have plenty of padding in that regard. To the point where I'm now wondering if this was anticipated/built in, and that's why the crazy lead time. We shall see…

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