Robert Pattinson celebrated his debut as the Dark Knight of Gotham City with “The Batman” in 2022, which was celebrated by both the press and the public, and which also impressed at the box office with a worldwide gross of approximately $772 million. A short time later it became clear that director Matt Reeves would get the chance to set up his own corner in the DC universe (completely separate from James Gunn’s new DCU plans), with spin-offs (such as a penguin series with Colin). Farrell) and also a “The Batman 2” should be expanded.
The latter also received a cinema release at the beginning of this year on October 2, 2025 – but that is no longer current. As US trade publications consistently report: “The Batman 2” has been delayed a full year and won’t hit theaters until October 2, 2026. The new German date has not yet been announced, but is expected to fall on October 1, 2026 (as films in this country traditionally hit theaters on Thursdays and in the US on Fridays).
New cinema program from Warner
The exact reasons for the delay of the sequel to ‘The Batman’ are unclear, but DC insiders suspect it all has to do with delays due to the double strike of Hollywood actors and writers last year. ‘The Batman 2’ is part of larger adjustments to the Warner Bros. studio’s release calendar.
The actor “The Bride!”, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Christian Bale, will move to the old American slot “The Batman 2” on October 3, 2025, while the gangster drama “Alto Knights” from “Rain Man”- director Barry Levinson from November 24, 2024 to March 21, 2025. The star-studded next film from master director Paul Thomas Anderson (“There Will Be Blood,” “Magnolia”) will now hit U.S. theaters on August 8, 2025.