The new DC Universe is off to a fast start. We’ve got Peacemaker jumping through dimensions, Superman saving Metropolis, and Supergirl, Clayface, and more Green Lanterns all on the way. But the one thing most fans are waiting for is Batman and James Gunn recently offered a very broad update on when the Caped Crusader might be coming.
Over on Threads, a fan asked the president of DC Studios if he thinks the new DC Batman movie will release as late as 2030 or 2031, to which Gunn simply replied, “No.”
Of course, there are a lot of factors adding to this answer so let’s attempt to break them all down. Gunn and his DC Studios partner Peter Safran announced that they would be making a Batman movie, likely titled The Brave and the Bold, when they first took over DC a few years ago. In that time, Gunn has offered multiple updates on the project, mostly centered on his not wanting to rush into the movie with a script that he thinks is worth making. So, for the past few years, that script has been in the works, presumably getting better each and every day.
Notably, though, there is a Batman movie coming from DC in the near future. That’s The Batman: Part II, Matt Reeves’ follow-up to his 2022 hit starring Robert Pattinson. That film, as well as its spinoffs like The Penguin, exists in another universe. Pattinson’s Batman is not the Brave and Bold Batman who can, presumably, team up with David Corenswet’s Superman or John Cena’s Peacemaker.
Reeves’ film, however, has a release date of October 1, 2027 (two years from yesterday!). So, you can imagine DC and Warner Bros. would not want to release two Batman films too close to one another. If Reeves’ film is coming in 2027, and Gunn thinks their film will be before 2030 or 2031, you have to think 2029 is the aim right now. Give fans a year off from Batman on the big screen, and then bring in the new one.
Of course, this is all speculation. Gunn has said numerous times before he’s not going to rush the film but he’s thinking about it a lot. Batman is too important not just to DC but also to Warner Bros. When it happens, if it happens, it’ll be right. But, it’ll probably happen before the totally fake-sounding year of 2031.