The Batman 2 has been officially been greenlit by Warner Bros Discovery and there's some
smaller interesting details surrounding the future of Matt Reeves future Batman projects,
whether it be theatrical or on the small screen.
I'm going to be discussing this news, giving my thoughts towards it and sharring my predictions
towards when we might see the film release.
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But without further a do, lets dive into all the news surrounding the confirmation of The
Batman 2.
So after The Batman’s success earlier on in the year, some people have been wondering
whether we would get the greenlight for the sequel and other tie-in projects, because
of the shakeup at Warner Bros in the last few months.
Obviously they pulled the plug on Batgirl and numerous other projects and there was
worry that in taking new directions, they would do the same to
Reeves Batman projects.
I obviously wasn't one of those people that thought that and I think it was pretty obvious
that we would be getting the go ahead after the success of the first
film and the kind of seperated project that was.
If you remember, there was also a confirmation earlier on in the year that stated we would
be getting the sequel and it was said at the time that the whole crew would be coming back
for the second film.
But yesterday's announcement of it being officially greenlit by Warner Bros Discovery, is full
confirmation that the newly taken over studio is committed to supporting
all of the projects tied into this world.
And not just that, according to Deadline, the film’s official writing team is now
set and the studio is looking at putting the other HBO
shows into production too.
In regards to the writing, deadline say that writer Mattson Tomlin is going to be a main
co-writer alongside Matt Reeves, and if you remember, he made some
important tweaks to The Batman 2022’s script.
And alongside this, Warner Bros Discovery is all in on The Batman director Matt Reeves
and his 6th & Idaho production company.
He has become the first filmmaker to be given an overall first look film deal since the
new chairs took over and Warner Bros Discovery boss David Zaslav
stepped in.
And Matt Reeves is confirmed to be heavily involved with Warner Bros Television Group
too, where he is working on The Batman spinoff series The Penguin with Colin Farrell and
looking to get the greenlight on the Arkham Asylum series.
Reeves and his production company 6th & Idaho had a first look film deal at Netflix, but
with him spending lots of time on the future projects of his Batman world, it makes
sense that he signs a first look deal with WB for the next few years.
With Deadline's official confirmation, there were also some interviews by the new Warner
Bros Pictures Group Chairs, Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy.
De Luca said, "We’re making an investment for whatever Matt feels a pull
toward, in the Batman universe and otherwise.
He has an open invitation to go wherever his interests take him.
We’ll lean into whatever Matt wants to do.
Pam and I gratefully inherited the relationship with Matt from The Batman, and through the
beginning stages of planning The Penguin series for HBO Max.
We were excited to nail down his overall deal because it’s
a cornerstone of what we want to do with the filmmakers that are working at the studio.
We want to create an atmosphere where all of these
filmmakers can excel and do their work and stay with us once they are inside the Warners
family.
Keeping Matt and creating a home for him to do more projects in the Batman universe but
also originals, was very important to us.
Warners always had a tradition of being a home base for filmmakers, Clint Eastwood being
preeminent among them.
We want to continue that tradition, especially with people we’ve
had success with.
We want to create an atmosphere where we get repeat business with these filmmakers.
We feel any studio built on the basis of having a roster of filmmakers working at the
studio over and over again, is a good business strategy.
In terms of the writer/directors out there working in this very elevated genre space,
with everything Matt’s done, from Let Me In to the Apes trilogy to The Batman, he’s
in a class by himself.”
And Pam Abdy followed up by saying, “We see it as just essential for the
health of the studio to be a vibrant place for writer/directors, and for signature filmmakers
to do multiple movies with us.”
So with this first look deal, it means that all of Warner
Bros production divisions whether it be Warner Bros. Pictures themselves, New Line Cinema,
the Warner Animation Group and DC-based Films will have first-look rights to Matt Reeves’
work as a writer, director and producer.
It means that they are going full steam ahead with what he wants to do creativily, and it's
a deal that was previously given to the most asteemed
filmmakers within the division.
And with Reeves currently close to co-writing the Batman sequel with Mattson Tomlin, and
Robert Pattinson coming back for it as the caped crusader, expect
this to be the first of many big projects at Warners for Matt Reeves.
The filmmaker is searching to find a senior level executive to run the deal at his company
6th & Idaho, while the Warner Bros Television Group gets to work
with the production of The Penguin series at HBO Max with Colin Farrell.
The Batman Arkham series is also in discussion and that should be the
next greenlit project for this particular universe.
Channing Dungey, the Chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group said that the studio
will empower Reeves to become a cornerstone filmmaker there and went on to briefly discuss
the HBO shows.
He said, "Matt is one of the most imaginative and creative minds in the business.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with the wonderful 6th & Idaho
team and expanding the world Matt so artfully created with The Batman film through our upcoming
series The Penguin."
So that was all the news surrounding the green lighting of The Batman 2 and the statements
that show there is no slowing down on Matt Reeves Batman world.
I've have a handful of comments over the last few months stressing on there
potentially not being more projects announced for this Reeves Batman world, and this mainly
comes due to Warner Bros Discovery taking over and
cancelling projects that have already been made like with Batgirl.
Now don't get me wrong, while I was not particularly excited about Batgirl, I said in my Joker
2 video the other week that It felt like it was a quite rash decision
by the studio to pull that film.
They did so after production was finished, they didn't make much communication with the
people working on that and they are going to be losing money
on it.
But I also said that I agreed with them from the perspective of only putting projects to
screen that they have the complete faith in.
That is something that does get me excited for the future because it shows that they
want this to be a success from a quality standpoint and not just a business one.
And when it comes to The Batman, I think there was no question
that this was going to be continued, because of the success and quality of that first film.
I can see why some people were worried that projects
they were excited for would be cut, but for a first Batman film in a trilogy to make $700
million dollars, be widely praised and the studio coming out and saying that they have
the goal to do what Reeves wants for his vision, there
was no chance that this would be scrapped.
The good news behind this official greenlighting is that Warner Bros Discovery wants to build
out and do whatever Reeves wants to do for his
Batman world, and that involves giving him and his team the creative freedom to bring
this all to life.
So overall, it's great news that we're going to be getting all of these future projects
for The Batman and I think it won't be too long before we will be seeing the sequel.
If I had to guess, we would likely be getting the
the second film in 2025, and that's because Joker 2 currently has a release date of October
2024, and production on that film begins at the end of the year.
The Batman 2 on the other hand is only going into writting stages in
the next few months, so production on that will likely start next year, and aim for a
release date the year after.
So between March and October of 2025 would be my best guess for the release
of The Batman 2.
And that would be almost identical to the release dates of the first two films in Christopher
Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, as Batman Begins came out in 2005
and then The Dark Knight released in 2008.
So roughly 3 years in between.
But like Warner Bros said, they are all in on the other shows that
Reeves is producing for The Batman, and with the Penguin due to begin production soon and
the Arkham show also being close to getting the green light, plenty is coming in the buildup
to and after the release of the second film.
I'm happy that Reeves and co get to focus on bringing their vision of Batman to life,
and that we're going to be seeing all of this in the next
few years.
But that was my video discussing the official confirmation of The Batman 2 over at Warner
Bros Discovery.
So alongside the ending of The Batman posing many directions that this world can
go in, the studio appears to be fully commited with his future films and linked TV shows,
making it a matter of time before we see more announced.
Arkham Asylum will likely be the next one to be confirmed, and with Reeves and his
production company fully involved, I expect we'll get a consistent level of quality going
forward.
We'll have to see, but again, I have faith in whatever Matt Reeves is doing with his
Batman world, and I'm happy that the new leadership is commited to delivering that vision alongside
hopefully other filmmakers with aspiring creative directions.
But let me know down below in the comments section what your thoughts are towards this
news on The Batman 2, and what else would you like to see with future projects
from Matt Reeves.
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