The Batman Part 2

[Autbot_Benz]

https://i.imgur.com/sFyfg8Y.png

[CyberCubed]

By the time this movie comes out Pattison will be over 40. So much for "young" Batman.

[Andrew NDB]

Just cancel it. I can't think of a movie or sequel I'm looking forward to less.

[Drose18]

Wonder if this pushes back James Gunn's Brave and the Bold movie that I think was also supposed to be 2026

[frank_one]

Risky. I appreciated the first one but by 2026 my interest in a sequel will be very low.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

I'm not gonna lie, this is concerning. Why another whole year? The wait is gonna be painful for those that enjoyed the movie. I don't think the upcoming TV show spin-offs will hold over the fans long enough until they lose interest in this universe.

[IMJ]

Just cancel it. I can't think of a movie or sequel I'm looking forward to less.

We finally got around to watching the first one on Netflix, and about 3/4s of the way through she turns to me and says "do you think he was really the best choice to play Batman?" :lol:

[Andrew NDB]

Wonder if this pushes back James Gunn's Brave and the Bold movie that I think was also supposed to be 2026

I can't fathom one having anything to do with the other. If anything, maybe a push to get out Gunn's movie and further cement what the "new" DCU is sooner rather than later pushed the Reeves' Elseworlds thing back.

We finally got around to watching the first one on Netflix, and about 3/4s of the way through she turns to me and says "do you think he was really the best choice to play Batman?" :lol:

I don't think casting was even close to the worst decision in the movie. The script tries to be super intelligent and slick... but it's just surface level. And man, that is a stupid, stupid script.

[IMJ]

I can't fathom one having anything to do with the other. If anything, maybe a push to get out Gunn's movie out and further cement what the "new" DCU is pushed the Reeves' Elseworlds thing back.



I don't think casting was even close to the worst decision in the movie. The script tries to be super intelligent and slick... but it's just surface level. And man, that is a stupid, stupid script.

Oh I agree, absolutely. SJW Catwoman of it's era. And like you said - the script - like someone had a clear vision of a noir "situation" and said "this will work with Batman". But at the end of the day everyone realized that the "bold noir direction" was all informed by "Heavy Rain" from the PS3 and no one on the production had "film noir" past that swipe.

And so, then at the end they tried to suddenly "Batman it up" and throw in that totally awkward and out of place scene of him running down the building facade on a cable.

Eitherway, I didn't hate it as much as was bored through it and ultimately it just felt like "another Batman movie with a guy dressed up like some kind of Batman, but not actually Batman". Everyone is wearing hockey pads. ;)

[Autbot_Benz]

It has been tweaked to be two separate films The Batman 2: Part I and Part II according to reports.
https://batman-on-film.com/21633/the-batman-part-ii-will-now-be-two-parts/

no it hasn't you fell for the April Fools Joke yesterday if you click on the press release button on that article it takes you to this

https://batman-on-film.com/april-fools-day/

[IMJ]

We really don't need another one of these. The first was basically just another movie with some guy in a Batman suit.

When the best part of your movie was the friggin Penguin.....

[Andrew NDB]

It has been tweaked to be two separate films The Batman 2: Part I and Part II according to reports.
https://batman-on-film.com/21633/the-batman-part-ii-will-now-be-two-parts/

That's the last thing we need.

[ZariusTwo]

Guys, it was an april fools joke.

[IMJ]

Guys, it was an april fools joke.

I think we know that. :lol: But this movie still has a sequel slated and that was the point I was talking about - not the "epic 2-parter thing". :lol:

[Andrew NDB]

"Reeves says fantastical villains are off the table in the next film and any future entries"

https://www.darkhorizons.com/reeves-on-batman-part-ii-story-villains/

So why exactly did we need these movies? Or how are they different from the already "grounded" Nolan movies?

[The Deadman]

The result is characters like The Penguin, Catwoman and The Riddler are able to be included because they’re essentially just plain humans with even their usual colorful attire toned down for the film.

This is a world in which the weirder villains – Clayface, Man-Bat, and Mr. Freeze are off the table because they push things into fantasy/sci-fi territory. Even some Nolan-era Batman villains like Scarecrow or Ra’s Al Ghul are likely a step too far.

So Poison Ivy isnt a plain human? Two-Face isnt a plain human? Scarecrow in the Nolan movies was just a dude in a mask. This just sounds like they want all future Batman movies to be super serious so they're not gonna use characters who arent people.

**** it, give it back to Tim Burton. At least we'll get some off the wall characters if he had it.

[Coola Yagami]

So Poison Ivy isnt a plain human? Two-Face isnt a plain human? Scarecrow in the Nolan movies was just a dude in a mask. This just sounds like they want all future Batman movies to be super serious so they're not gonna use characters who arent people.

**** it, give it back to Tim Burton. At least we'll get some off the wall characters if he had it.

I'll give you Scarecrow and Two-Face, but Poison Ivy is more than human in the recent years. Plants literally bend to her will, she's immune to poison and I think she has accelerated healing.

[CyberCubed]

Poison Ivy is very easy to do a realistic version of.

[Barkworm]

I don't know about anyone else but I've seen at least six different live action versions of Batman, I think I'm good for the rest of my life.

[Andrew NDB]

I don't know about anyone else but I've seen at least six different live action versions of Batman, I think I'm good for the rest of my life.

But maybe only 2 of them have been any good. A third COULD maybe have been good but never even ever got a solo movie.

[Barkworm]

No no no, four were good. The Adam West Batman was the first Batman anything I ever saw so that's the best. To me. ;)

Also, Affleck was good enough even without a solo film. The Martha meme might have hurt him but a lot of the rest was some of the best live action Batman there is.

I also like Affleck for his hilarious acting in that STUPID Martian Manhunter scene in the Justice League epilogue when MM goes "YOU CAN CALL ME..." and Affleck is like "Whatever!".

[The Deadman]

No no no, four were good.

Was Batman & Robin one of them?

[Barkworm]

Of course not but has anyone seen Batman and Robin lately? If you treat it like "The Room" or "Samurai Cop", it's a fun watch. Clooney is really bad in it though, his acting in the 90s was often very one-dimensional and this is probably the best example for that.

[Andrew NDB]

I am sure with an excellent script Kilmer, Clooney and even Pattinson could been equally excellent Batmen. They didn't get it.

[Barkworm]

But then, which Batman film had a really good script? Even the better films had uneven scripts. The Dark Knight is the only one that comes to my mind that was great for the most part and even that one has its flaws.

[Andrew NDB]

But then, which Batman film had a really good script? Even the better films had uneven scripts. The Dark Knight is the only one that comes to my mind that was great for the most part and even that one has its flaws.

For me? 89 and BB. And TDK wasn't bad either.

[ZariusTwo]

Of course not but has anyone seen Batman and Robin lately? If you treat it like "The Room" or "Samurai Cop", it's a fun watch. Clooney is really bad in it though, his acting in the 90s was often very one-dimensional and this is probably the best example for that.

To me, Clooney just made Batman look like a cool dad...like what Batman Beyond Bruce would look like if he were a lot happier.:)

[Andrew NDB]

https://www.darkhorizons.com/qiuck-news-substance-2-batman-2-nickel-studio/

From Matt Reeves:

“I can tell you that we’re gonna be shooting this year and that we’re excited about it. What I’m excited about is I feel like we’re doing something that absolutely continues where the story came from, but is something that I hope people are going to be really surprised by.”

Oh, so they're going to actually make it good this time? Because that'd be pretty shocking after the last one.

[Xav]

What exactly didn't you like about it? Almost ever review of the film seems to be overwhelmingly positive.

[ZariusTwo]

The Batman for some reason has a divided fanbase. Some love it, and some think it's an inferior movie that goes on too long with unlikeable leads, an easily solvable mystery for the audience, and has 15000 endings.

[Andrew NDB]

What exactly didn't you like about it? Almost ever review of the film seems to be overwhelmingly positive.

Just going down the line...

* SUUUUPER boring. And pretentious.

* Awful, dumb script. And I don't mean "dumb" like "what a DUMB script" I mean it is lacking intelligence. It replaces any kind of smarts with a guessing that we will be so taken by silhouettes of Batman in shadows brooding around that we won't mind.

* A Batman veritably by Wish™, after we already had a grounded enough Batman in the Nolan trilogy. And again, I was busting out in laughter when Batman blew up his $300 Amazon squirrel suit on the rooftop and jumped off, looking completely ridiculous.

* Use of the Riddler, with riddles that didn't take much/anything to solve. "But we finally get Batman the detective in this!" Please.

* Brooding, weak Batman who seems ashamed of his place in society. And I was actually rooting for Pattinson. He didn't pull it off.

* Ridiculously ordinary Batmobile. Dom's muscle car in Fast & the Furious 1 24 years ago was more impressive than this thing, yet people are all like, "OOOOOHHHH!! AMAAAZZING!!!" Morons.

[Coola Yagami]

It's the only Batman movie I gave zero ****s to see when it was coming to theaters... and still have zero interest in watching today.

[Autbot_Benz]

I own The Batman on Blu Ray. I watched it once. haven't watched since I got it.

I watch the Burton/Schumacher Films more

I want Comic Book Batman enough with this realistic take on him nonsense

[DarkFell]

I would love to see a parody video for The Batman Part 2, but I know of this one from the first movie. Don't ever say that I don't share anything.

OEzhfG_FCi0

As for the latest Batman movies, they don't ring my bell.

[ZariusTwo]

Moved to February 2028

https://deadline.com/2026/07/the-batman-ii-jj-abrams-the-great-beyond-release-date-changes-1236982669/

[Autbot_Benz]

Moved to February 2028

https://deadline.com/2026/07/the-batman-ii-jj-abrams-the-great-beyond-release-date-changes-1236982669/

Jesus Christ I’m gonna be an old man by the time this comes out :lol:

[frank_one]

6 years after the first one.

[Autbot_Benz]

I didn’t care for the first one so I will skip this

[Mad Dog McMutt]

Is it even possible to come up with a less creative name than The Batman?

[CyberCubed]

That was the title used in the comics for many years. He wasn't just called Batman, he was called, "The Batman."

[Mad Dog McMutt]

That was the title used in the comics for many years. He wasn't just called Batman, he was called, "The Batman."
If that's the case then I guess I could understand. I just thought they were following a trend by adding "the" in the name like The Predator, The Karate Kid, and The Suicide Squad.

[ToTheNines]

https://i.imgur.com/P4A1sUQ.jpeg

[Andrew NDB]

Just cancel it. Let Reeves go back and make more Apes movies... he was GOOD at that.

[sdp]

Didn't they say they wanted a young Batman? He's still the right age for batman but not a young Batman by any means.

How did the original do at the box office? Why did this movie get delayed so much?
I thought it was a hit, just not a huge hit, seems odd they're tripping themselves with their biggest money maker. Wether on the DCU or not doing something is clearly better than nothing.

[Andrew NDB]

So you can see footage of the Batmobile doing donuts in snow on the set. It's the same TEMU Batmobile from the last movie.

[IMJ]

The guys who wear black turtle neck sweaters and go to coffee houses as a lifestyle all like "The Batman". They all coincidentally like emasculated, feminine men who scream bloody murder to show their anger as well.

Weird.

[Andrew NDB]

The guys who wear black turtle neck sweaters and go to coffee houses as a lifestyle all like "The Batman". They all coincidentally like emasculated, feminine men who scream bloody murder to show their anger as well.

Weird.

Sounds about right.

[Xav]

Didn't they say they wanted a young Batman? He's still the right age for batman but not a young Batman by any means.He's now older than Bale when he retired from playing Batman.

[Andrew NDB]

And when this comes out will basically be the same age as Affleck was when he made Batman v Superman, which was supposed to be a much older Dark Knight Returns-aged Batman. What a joke.

If that's the case then I guess I could understand. I just thought they were following a trend by adding "the" in the name like The Predator, The Karate Kid, and The Suicide Squad.

And its a carry-over from the Affleck version of the movie. It was going to be "The Batman." Reeves just kept the name.

[IMJ]

He's now older than Bale when he retired from playing Batman.

OMG.... :o:lol:

[sdp]

To be fair Bale was also like 5 years younger when he began being batman when compared to pattison at least. He just looks younger. But yeah the whole Affleck is too old for our vision of the batman BS is ironic now.
Stillt his just shows DC doesn't know what to do, in a way they are no different than even before DCEU first first began (green lantern trying to be the first of a universe), just changing their plans. That same lack of focus is killing the current DCU, DC is basically the laughing stock again and that universe is what 1 year old?

[sdp]

Movie is paused again for an indefinite amount of time.

[Andrew NDB]

Movie is paused again for an indefinite amount of time.

Just cancel it. Please.

[Autbot_Benz]

Just cancel it. Please.

Second. We could get the gunnverse batman movie in the time it takes for this to come out

[IMJ]

Maybe it will be like when Snyder got Whedon to finish Justice League because of a family emergency. Except they could get Snyder to finish "The Batman 2" and he could start by killing off Pattinson's character and having a portal opening up and Affleck Batman comes through it for the rest of the movie.

[Andrew NDB]

Yeah, part of me is wondering if the timing of the merger has anything to do with this. In a different way, the way WB was getting skeptical about Snyder's JL movie filming right as the BvS critical and then financials started coming in. And then suddenly Snyder has to deal with his daughter's death which had already happened a few months before that.

[ZariusTwo]

It's a concern when the first thing announced straight after an apparent Gunn/Safran commitment to the new studio is this situation.

This is, as we pro wrestling fans call, a LOLTNA moment.

[nidza_maj2000]

Maybe merger has nothing to do with this

[frank_one]

I hope to see this movie one day as I liked the first one. And possibly Part 3.

[Andrew NDB]

This all could have been avoided if The Batman 1 had been appropriately treated as this off brand Elseworlds thing. And they still should. And Gunn has said they will. But this movie should in no way hinder a "real" Batman movie being made, period.

Yet here we are. When did Nolan's TDKR come out? That's the last Batman movie we've gotten.

[ZariusTwo]

I hope to see this movie one day as I liked the first one. And possibly Part 3.

There definitely isn't going to be a part 3. If there is they might as well make The Dark Knight Returns

[CyberCubed]

Robert Pattinson got excited to play Batman and he's only going to do 2 movies over the span of 6 years and counting.

[MikeandRaph87]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/batman-part-ii-production-resumes-222830152.html

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/matt-reeves-officially-addresses-batman-part-ii-absence-new-directors-role/

Steven Soderbergh will be stepping in to take over to finish principal photography for the film (while maintaining Reeves’ vision for the movie).

[Andrew NDB]

Wow, that's pretty wild. Also, not a pick I would ever have associated with superhero movies. Reeves must be sick alright. And yeah, no chance there will be a III without Reeves.

[Barkworm]

I'm shocked that this is actually being made. Batman is WB's biggest superhero IP, they're just sabotaging it.

[ZariusTwo]

Reeves remains in post? That's a far cry from previous examples at WB where the directors ended up locked out of that process. Lessons have been learned.

[Andrew NDB]

I'm shocked that this is actually being made. Batman is WB's biggest superhero IP, they're just sabotaging it.

But Reeves is sick. Like, very sick. This is widely known. He is not able to complete anything. This is not remotely a Snyder JL situation. This is more of a Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther 2 scenario, if he hadn't died yet.

[Barkworm]

I get it. I meant I didn't even know that this had started filming. They should have cancelled it before that.

[Xav]

Why should they have cancelled it? It's the sequel to the most successful DC film this decade.

[Andrew NDB]

Why should they have cancelled it? It's the sequel to the most successful DC film this decade.

Since 2020? That's saying very little. So it did better than Birds of Prey or Black Adam? Or Shazam 2? WOW!

I agree it should have been cancelled but not for these reasons (mostly in truth for the reasons of the first one SUCKED, it's a horrible direction to go in for Batman, and it sets us back from finally getting a "True" Batman that can walk in both the fantastical and realistic realms). I would never wish a production to fall apart because of illness. And obviously if Matt wants this to be seen through even by a proxy, then so be it.

Come to think of it, my reaction to The Batman in the theater was almost exactly the same as my reaction to Batman & Robin in 1997 in the theater. For different reasons, of course, but the same disdain walking out of it. Though I guess Batman & Robin did ultimately cost me the girlfriend I dragged to it, who couldn't believe I wanted to see that movie with her.

[Barkworm]

It's been a while since I last watched it but if you watch Batman and Robin and treat it like you're watching The Room, it's a blast.

[ZariusTwo]

Batman and Robin honestly was the blueprint for every bit of dross we've been subjected to for years.

[Daytona]

I'm shocked that this is actually being made. Batman is WB's biggest superhero IP, they're just sabotaging it.

How? The first film was rather successful. This sequel is just about the only sure thing they have right now. Cancelling it would have been laughable and a tragedy.

The Batman isn’t perfect but the potential is there and people generally want more.

[TylerD]

How? The first film was rather successful. This sequel is just about the only sure thing they have right now. Cancelling it would have been laughable and a tragedy.

The Batman isn’t perfect but the potential is there and people generally want more.

Ya I kind of agree with this. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I rather enjoyed the first Batman. I agree this is taking way too long for the second Batman to come out though, it’s ridiculous. But overall I recalled liked The Batman. I didn’t think I would, as I generally am not a huge fan of Pattinson, but I thought he did a great job. What I liked about this one in particular is it felt like it was a true Batman movie, with just small scenes of Bruce Wayne. You get Batman through most of the movie, rather than Bruce Wayne for most of the movie, and Batman for small clips.

It sounds like they are bringing in court of owls in the second one which I’m not a fan of because it sounds like they could be a side character, and they are way way too big to ever be a side character, so we will see what happens there

[frank_one]

I still hope a third movie will be made. Pattinson can be a good Bruce Wayne/Batman getting older.

[CyberCubed]

Pattison will be 50 years old before a third movie comes out.

[Coola Yagami]

Pattison will be 50 years old before a third movie comes out.

I mean, he's a vampire so it'll be fine.

[TylerD]

Pattison will be 50 years old before a third movie comes out.

Turn it into Frank Millers Dark Knight Returns. Isn’t Bruce in his late 50s in that?

Retire Pattinson battles the mutant gang leader lol

[Andrew NDB]

Turn it into Frank Millers Dark Knight Returns.

I'm getting real sick of hearing about The Dark Knight Returns online. We got that same fu**ing story two Batman movies in a row, basically. Enough with it.

[ToTheNines]

I strongly agree. I love Frank Miller but can we move on? There’s a million other stories to tell.

[TylerD]

Disagree completely but to each their own. I only said Frank Miller because he is the one who originally did a “Batman comes out of retirement “

If writers are too retarded to come up with their own story of a retired Batman, then that is their own stupid fault. There is a million things you could with a Bruce Wayne coming out of retirement

You know what I’m sick and tired of? Every single damn Batman movie focusing on his origin and his parents death. We ****ing get it. My 7 year old son knows that story. Get over it… it’s like constantly doing Peter Parker in high school and never ever touching a Grown Peter except for the Spider Verse movies. If Pattinson wanted to do a third movie and it wasn’t coming out for another 6 years and he’s close to 50, you could easily do him getting older and retired, but have him come back for a new enemy. Or a Batman Beyond storyline where he is training a Terry McGinnis or something. Only if they ever did a third. Obviously it wouldn’t work as just a stand alone movie, but in a trilogy it would work just fine. Dark Knight Rises was a massive success.

But overall I agree. Many different stories they can do other than Joker all the time. Would love to see Mr Freeze done right, or Court of Owls, or If someone was half decent smart enough could make up a character completely new that hasn’t even been in the comics, but I highly doubt they will go that route

[ZariusTwo]

Yeah, it's either Dark Knight Returns or Batman Beyond and I'd rather do without either. I'm honestly over the whole "Bruce ends up bitter and alone", I reject any future where he hasn't settled down. People forget the golden age version of Batman did have a few years spent in retirement with Selina and their daughter (before Selina was blackmailed into being Catwoman again and wound up dying), and Tom King ended his Batman story with Bruce growing old with Selina while their daughter took up the mantle.

Before he was disgraced, Neil Gaiman wrote a pretty good coda to Bruce's life where the powers that be reveal his reward for all the good he's done is to be constantly reincarnated as the same person with the same origin and same mission...to always be Batman.

[Andrew NDB]

YES, goodness gracious. Can we before my whole lifetime is almost gone just get a Batman in an extended universe that is both able to deal with street level crime and GODLY threats like Darkseid and Mongul and such, and where a venomed up/enlargened Bane isn't the least bit weird? And we introduce shared universe characters (WW, etc.) that can also exist in that universe? Without obsessions about racism and whatnot? Is that just so hard?

[TylerD]

Yeah, it's either Dark Knight Returns or Batman Beyond and I'd rather do without either. I'm honestly over the whole "Bruce ends up bitter and alone", I reject any future where he hasn't settled down. People forget the golden age version of Batman did have a few years spent in retirement with Selina and their daughter (before Selina was blackmailed into being Catwoman again and wound up dying), and Tom King ended his Batman story with Bruce growing old with Selina while their daughter took up the mantle.

Before he was disgraced, Neil Gaiman wrote a pretty good coda to Bruce's life where the powers that be reveal his reward for all the good he's done is to be constantly reincarnated as the same person with the same origin and same mission...to always be Batman.
Fair enough. And I’ll admit as much as I love Batman I know nothing about the golden age. But I agree

[TylerD]

YES, goodness gracious. Can we before my whole lifetime is almost gone just get a Batman in an extended universe that is both able to deal with street level crime and GODLY threats like Darkseid and Mongul and such, and where a venomed up/enlargened Bane isn't the least bit weird? And we introduce shared universe characters (WW, etc.) that can also exist in that universe? Without obsessions about racism and whatnot? Is that just so hard?


Completely fair. I would love to see that too

[Autbot_Benz]

James Gunn has said you never have to show the waynes getting murdered uncle Ben getting killed krypton’s destruction as it’s been done to death in movies

[TylerD]

James Gunn has said you never have to show the waynes getting murdered uncle Ben getting killed krypton’s destruction as it’s been done to death in movies

This 150 percent!!!! Completely agree. It’s been so butchered

Don’t get me wrong. I love every Spider-Man movie, but holy smokes can we finally get an older Peter Parker. I am so over the high school Peter Parker.

In the Civil War comics, Peter Parker is older and married. In the avengers movie, he is just a high school kid which is fine. It would just be nice to see a different variation similar to the spider verse movies where Peter Parker is older and has kids.

[Xav]

You know what I’m sick and tired of? Every single damn Batman movie focusing on his origin and his parents death. We ****ing get it. My 7 year old son knows that story. Get over it… it’s like constantly doing Peter Parker in high school and never ever touching a Grown Peter except for the Spider Verse movies.Isn't Batman Begins the only movie focusing on his origin? Ever other film starts with him as Batman. Also Peter Parker was out of high school in the Rami and Webb sequels and was an adult in BND.

[Andrew NDB]

Isn't Batman Begins the only movie focusing on his origin?

Yeah, I'm not sure what the other poster is talking about. You might get a new version of the "Crime Alley Flashback" at worst, but it's hardly ever a driving focus. If Batman Forever had been a serious movie it might have been in the focus, but it wasn't.

[ZariusTwo]

Batman Forever definitely dives more into the origin in the director's cut, it has an interesting retcon where Bruce insists on seeing the movie and that leads to their murders.

[CyberCubed]

Batman 1989 was likely early in his career since Joker didn't exist till that movie. It may not be Batman Year One but it was definitely in the early stages.

Also Comissioner Gordon didn't quite trust Batman yet in the movie and the police went after him too.

[sdp]

This is why I never bought into the whole "The DCEU failed because we don't know who the heroes are" Batman didn't need an origin, we know who he is and we also know superman, starting with Justice League works. When I watched Justice League as a kid I didn't post online about who Hawkgirl was, or Wonder Woman's origin. We eventually got that but it wasn't necessary.

As a kid I also didn't know Batman's origin, I used to watch BTAS without knowing, it wasn't until I caught the 1989 movie on TV that I saw his origin, and yes for the longest time as a kid I thought The Joker killed the Wayne's.

[TylerD]

Isn't Batman Begins the only movie focusing on his origin? Ever other film starts with him as Batman. Also Peter Parker was out of high school in the Rami and Webb sequels and was an adult in BND.

Batman forever focuses heavily on it as well as Batman Begins. And everyone including their dogs knows Bruce lose his parents in a back alley. People make out like a retired Bruce has been done many times before, but it’s no different than Bruce losing his parents. My point is that there is a million things you could do with a 50 year old actor being Bruce if Pattinson wanted to. It doesn’t have to fall in the exact storyline as Frank Miller

[TylerD]

Yeah, I'm not sure what the other poster is talking about. You might get a new version of the "Crime Alley Flashback" at worst, but it's hardly ever a driving focus. If Batman Forever had been a serious movie it might have been in the focus, but it wasn't.

Lol not sure what I’m talking about?!?

Literally every Batman movie has focused or shows Bruce’s parents dying. My point is having 2 or 3 movies of Bruce Retired and coming back as Batman still won’t be done as much as movies showing Bruce’s parents dying. If Pattinson comes back for a 3rd movie and he’s 50, you don’t need the primary focus being on him retired. You can show it a bit at the beginning, and he comes out and either trains someone, or he himself is Batman.

Whether Batman Forever was considered “serious” or not, everyone knows Batman Forever. Focusing on his parents death has been done just as much as a retired Bruce Wayne, and nobody seems to cry about it. In fact it’s been done a lot more

This is also hypothetical. Highly doubt it happens. I’m simply saying, Robert at 50 could still easily do a third Batman movie. I just don’t get why certain people get all butt hurt and say, “that’s Frank Millers story !!!! Nooooooo”

As if having a retired super hero is some brand new concept and can’t be touched by another writer or director lol. Give me a break

[TylerD]

Isn't Batman Begins the only movie focusing on his origin? Ever other film starts with him as Batman. Also Peter Parker was out of high school in the Rami and Webb sequels and was an adult in BND.

Fair enough. You are right on the Peter Parker thing.

[ZariusTwo]

Filming resumes in a 'couple of days' as Pattinson returns to set

https://deadline.com/2026/10/robert-pattinson-says-the-batman-part-ii-is-filming-again-1237173078/

[ZariusTwo]

Production briefly suspended again because someone got hit by the Batmobile.

Is Danhausen directing this picture?

https://www.comicbasics.com/the-batman-part-ii-reportedly-hit-another-snag-on-set-this-month/