The sequel to 'The Batman' is expected to begin shooting in the third quarter of 2025. Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tom Cruise are flying into the fall 2026 movie season. Their untitled feature will arrive on Oct. 2, 2026, Warner Bros. announced Friday.

Alejandro González Iñárritu directed untitled movie with Tom Cruise. The movie will be presented in Imax as well and it remains the only wide release major studio title on that weekend to date. The Legendary production which also stars Sandra Hüller,

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn is standing firm in the decision to push Matt Reeves' 'The Batman 2' back to 2027.

To be fair, a 5 year gap or more is fairly common in sequels. 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.

Writing is hard! And good writing is especially difficult. It’s a skill worth developing now, because someday you may be tasked with writing a script for the highly anticipated sequel to The Batman. That’s the situation Matt Reeves is facing,