In a recent talk with Mickey 17 co-star Naomi Ackie (via Hero Magazine), Pattinson was asked on whether he’ll be working on The Batman Part II soon, and he jokingly replied, “I f***ing hope so… I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f***ing old Batman by the sequel.”

For context, Pattinson is currently 38-years-old, and by the time The Batman Part II comes out in theaters, he would have crossed the middle-age threshold at 41-years-old. Compare that to Ben Affleck’s Batman who was in his mid-40s by the time he’s introduced in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

We don’t know why development is taking so long with The Batman sequel, but some fans speculate that this is going to be a Pirates of the Caribbean situation where Reeves is going to be shooting Part II and Part III simultaneously—hence the very long development process.

It’s unclear what Reeves has cooking under the hood, but after the success of The Penguin, more people have come onboard this Batman’s ‘Epic Crime Saga’. Let’s just hope Reeves manages to keep the quality of the universe consistent after all these years.

The Batman Part II is set to hit theaters sometime in 2027. Catch Pattinson in Mickey 17 which releases March 6.

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Kyle Chandler is Hal Jordan. Aaron Pierre is John Stewart. #Lanterns, the new HBO Original Series from DC Studios, is now in production. pic.twitter.com/1Tz30Xm8f0

— Max (@StreamOnMax) February 27, 2025

Admittedly, the two aren’t in their Lantern uniforms, but a closer look at Chandler’s right hand and fans can see his GL Power Ring.

Besides Pierre and Chandler, the series also features Kelly Macdonald as Sheriff Kerry and Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro.

Here’s the official description for the series:

Lanterns follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

While a lot of the details of this series has been kept under wraps, it has been said that it’s going to be one of the darker properties in the DC canon—odd, seeing that it’s also one of the most colorful, what with all the different kinds of aliens and variety of Lanterns based on colors. I mean, there’s an alien squirrel that has his own Power Ring.

With the series taking such a long time to get off the ground, fans are hopeful that Lanterns will finally do the property justice. GL has such rich lore behind it, and there are several fan-favorite Lanterns throughout the DC mythos. I’m honestly crossing my fingers that Nathan Fillon’s Guy Gardner shows up in this one.

Lanterns is set to start streaming on Max sometime in 2026.

It’s been confirmed for a while that Clayface was pushing forward for DC Studios and is set in the Superman canon, but The InSneider has come up with the rumor of who DC may want to star in the film. According to the site, one Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Miracle Workers) is being eyed to play the lead of Clayface, Basil Karlo.

The movie has been described as a body-horror film, and will focus on a member of Batman’s Rogues Gallery. There have been multiple takes on Clayface over the years, but one of the most consistent things about him is that he’s a shapeshifter that can manage to take any form and copy any person. If he needs to get violent, he’ll also morph his hands into all kinds of weapons and grow a towering height.

The 2004 Batman series gives a twist to the Clayface character by making him a former cop that’s transformed by the Joker:

It’s also part of his backstory that he’s an actor, and sometimes he’s also written to have a huge ego. Here’s the description of the movie from IMDb:

A shape-shifting creature made of magical clay haunts Gotham City, alternating between villain and ally of Batman. Multiple tragic figures have taken on the Clayface mantle over the years.

Admittedly, Radcliffe does seem to like these more artsy, obscure roles after his Potter days, and I think he’s a great talent to have for a DC movie that’s more on the experimental side. We know Radcliffe can play funny, but I’d love to see him go full horror on the big screen (and no, Horns doesn’t count).

Clayface from director James Watkins is expected to hit theaters on Sept. 11, 2026.

In a recent talk with Variety, Gunn confirmed that Pattinson is not expected to lead the next solo Batman project titled Brave and the Bold. We don’t know much about the movie yet, but Andy Muschietti (The Flash) is expected to direct, and the movie is said to be focusing on an older Batman having to deal with the fact that he has a son Damian who was raised by a league of assassins to be an efficient killer.

As for Battinson, The Batman Part II is still underway, and DC co-head Peter Safran has confirmed that they’re still waiting on a script from Reeves. He says Reeves has“yet to turn in a full script, but what we have read so far is incredibly encouraging.”

As for any possible follow-ups on The Penguin, it’s still up in the air. Safran continues, “We don’t know,” Safran said. “There are a lot of moving pieces — probably most important Colin [Farrell] himself.” “And 800 pounds of make-up,” Gunn added.

With Battinson’s Gotham set in a more grounded world, a lot of fans have expressed online that they thought it was best if he didn’t share a continuity with Superman or Green Lantern. Hopefully The Batman will continue the ‘Elseworlds’ branding for DC, and open up doors for more obscure characters and alternate versions of heroes to get their own movies.

The Batman Part II is expected to come to cinemas on Oct. 1, 2027.

Ever since Gunn was announced, some fans have been pushing the narrative that Snyder was somehow usurped by the Guardians of the Galaxy director, and Gunn has decided to lay any rumors about bad blood with Snyder to rest by posting a photo with him. Check this out:

As for why Gunn shared the photo, he tells Variety, “We knew that people have this view that somehow we have been pitted against each other… It’s odd to have someone who you’re friendly with in real life be the guy that is positioned as your Lex Luthor, or I’m his Lex Luthor. It’s just such a weird dynamic that’s been created between factions online.”

There’s no statement from Snyder’s end, but he’s surely just as sick of the ‘Snyder cultists’ as Gunn is, with them spreading toxicity on every DC post and touting Snyder as some kind of DC messiah.

As someone who was actively rooting for Snyder and was even supporting the release of the Snyder Cut of Justice League, it was certainly a bummer that Snyder was officially fired and Gunn didn’t decide to just continue the timeline; it especially hurt after all that anticipation with Henry Cavill’s Superman returning in Black Adam.

Though it’s understandable that a ground-zero reboot would get rid of any canon inconsistencies, it just feels exhausting to have followed all of the DC films since Man of Steel only to go back to square one.

If anything, a lot of people have faith in Gunn. Who knows, maybe if Elseworlds is established, Snyder (and Suicide Squad director David Ayer) can have another stab at some DC films even if they’re out of the main DC Studios timeline.

For now, fans wait for Superman which comes to theaters on July 11.

Check this out:

Thrilled to see cameras roll at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden on Supergirl, with Craig Gillespie at the helm and the phenomenal Milly Alcock as our Kara Zor-El. Craig brings an incredible sensibility to this story, and Milly is every inch the unique #Supergirl envisioned by Tom… pic.twitter.com/za9Tr8Vryr

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 23, 2025

We don’t have any official details for the movie yet, but it has been said that Alcock’s Kara Zor-El is going to be making a small appearance in Superman. Plus, we know that Aquaman Jason Momoa is attached to the movie in the role of space bounty hunter Lobo.

Looking at the photo, some fans also assume that the ‘S’ logo with the blue inside it is going to be Supergirl’s logo on her costume. It’s unclear what her final look in the movie is going to be, but it has been said that she has a more punk inspiration like the comic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

Though she may have only starred in a few episodes of House of the Dragon, Alcock is considered to be pretty magnetic, and a lot of fans were happy that she landed the part of Supergirl. Personally I was hoping for her to get the live-action role of Spider-Gwen, but she may very well reach her 30s before Sony decides to introduce that character into live-action.

In the meantime, it looks like DC Studios is moving forward unencumbered. With the previous DCEU having a very well-documented shit-show of a production, fans are hoping that Gunn and his co-head Peter Safran have a good idea of how to future-proof their superhero universe.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is set to release in theaters on June 26, 2026.

Talking to TV Line at the Golden Globes red carpet, executive producer Dylan Clark has confirmed that there are some talks about The Penguin 2, but they have mostly been ‘quiet conversations.’ Clark says, “If we could come up with an idea for what a second season might be, there’s a chance that [HBO CEO] Casey Bloys and the HBO team would want to pursue that… There have been quiet conversations about that.”

So far, showrunner Lauren LeFranc has been clear that she doesn’t move forward with the series if they don’t find a way a story to that would make sense for the character. As far as it looks, it seems that Cobb’s arc has been completed, and it looks like the show is setting up for his rise as a politician in the mainline Batman movies.

There had been a rumor going around that The Penguin could just be the first of several Max limited series spinoffs of The Batman, with each focusing on a completely different rogue. While rumors of a Joker series starring Barry Keoghan have been shut down, maybe there’s room for a Catwoman series starring Zoe Kravitz—maybe they could even have Sofia Falcone show up this time as well.

For now, The Batman fans are kind of bummed that the next movie will have to come out in 2027, but some are speculating that Reeves is gearing up for some kind of big reveal—either Battinson becomes the main DCU Batman, or he’s making two back-to-back Batman films. Either way, I’m excited for Colin Farrell’s Penguin to come back, and he’s going to be much for interesting to watch just because we know just how dirty he can get.

Catch the first season of The Penguin now streaming on Max.

With no one cast for Batman: Brave and the Bold, Creature Commandos has surprisingly given fans a tease of what Batman could look like in the universe—and there’s still some Batfleck influence in there. Check this out:

First look at Batman in the DCU. pic.twitter.com/LvKanWwTYT

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 2, 2025

Though we only got a silhouette of him, this does seem to confirm that the DCU’s version of Batman will also be stocky, as compared to Battinson who is kind of lean and decked out with combat gear.

As far as fans know, development has been going slowly for The Brave and the Bold. We know that IT and Flash director Andy Muschietti will be at the helm, but we don’t have news of a star who will take on the mantle of the DCU’s main Batman.

When it comes to the story, this does look like it’s going to be another middle-aged Batman. It’s said that this time around, Batman will have to face his son Damien Wayne and teach him how to be his new Robin. With that in mind, it’s possible that the movie will also introduce the rest of the Bat-family including former Robins like Dick Grayson and Jason Todd; as well as Batgirl/Oracle Barbara Gordon.

I’ll admit, the fans do feel like they’re getting antsy with the pace DC Studios is going, but seeing as how Marvel is kind of in a hole themselves, maybe Gunn’s direction will be better for the franchise in the long run.

Creature Commandos is now streaming on Max. Batman: The Brave and the Bold is yet to get a release date, but is expected to come out in a few years.

According to @MyTimeToShineH(via ComicBookMovie), while no director or lead actor has been chosen for the movie yet, DC is hoping to lock down the roles this month with hopes that they can start production in February or maybe even the end of January.

It’s not clear how far into development the movie is yet, but it has been confirmed that the film takes place in the new canon of the DCU, and that the movie is expected to come out in 2026. With cameras expected to role in a month, it’s very likely that pre-production is already at an end; either that, or the movie is expected to be on the smaller scale.

As for the recently announced Lobo who is going to be played by Jason Momoa, it’s been revealed that his role in Supergirl is actually going to be a sizeable one—but don’t expect him to be a main character. It’s said that Momoa is only expected to be on set for a few weeks, “so not a cameo, but not a big role either,” says the source.

Admittedly, it’s hard to grasp the tone of the DCU until Superman officially comes to theatres. We know that Creature Commandos is said to be in the same canon, but the animated violence isn’t expected to be the same when it comes to the more family-friendly live-action movies.

Hopefully things will start making sense by July.

Clayface and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow are set to release in theatres sometime in 2026.

As it turns out, Momoa is getting his wish, and The Hollywood Reporter confirms that he’ll be playing the part of alien bounty hunter Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. There hasn’t been much details revealed about the role, but Momoa will be starring alongside Milly Alcock, who is best known for playing the young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the first season of House of the Dragon.

Interestingly enough, the role that brought Momoa to the spotlight was that of Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones where he was also paired up with a Targaryen princess.

For context, Lobo was created in the 80s by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen, and he’s essentially an immortal space biker who can go toe-to-toe with Superman. He’s belligerent and rude, and occasionally a little funny—kind of like Marvel’s Deadpool that doesn’t break the fourth wall too much.

With Momoa’s offscreen persona as this long-haired muscle bro, the role of Lobo does seem like the perfect fit for him. Admittedly, I was invested in Zack Snyder’s version of Aquaman before he got all jokey, but maybe Momoa has something interesting to bring with this character.

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is expected to come to theatres in June 26, 2026. Alock is expected to make an appearance in Superman which comes out July 11, 2025.

According to Variety, The Batman Part II, which was expected to come out in 2026, has been delayed for another year; which means that it’s now expected to hi theatres on October 1, 2027.

It’s not clear exactly why the delay is happening, but some fans are guessing that it could have something to do with Battinson’s connection to the DCU. DC Studios co-head James Gunn has been open about wanting this Batman to be part of the official canon, but Matt Reeves had been adamant that this universe works well by itself.

Some are guessing that either Reeves is taking the extra time to rework The Batman Part II to fit into the world of the DCU, or—my personal preference—he’s actually developing Part II and III of The Batman, and they’re planning on shooting the movies back to back.

This was how Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean were made, and so far they’ve been very lucrative properties in the box office.

With The Batman getting delayed again, fans are admittedly frustrated that they’ll have to wait even longer for the return of Battinson. If anything, it’s a testament to how many people loved Reeves take.

You’re beginning to test my patience moustache man. pic.twitter.com/9C1z8WHe4Z

— Craig (@CS11__) December 27, 2024

Who knows, maybe we’ll get that Clayface movie and Penguin Season 2 during the wait. Hopefully DCU makes an update soon.

The Batman Part II is now gearing up to release on Oct. 1, 2027.

Talking to The Wrap, Gunn reveals a little about the new set-up and how everything is different by the time audiences meet David Corenswet’s Clark Kent. He says, “We just start in the middle of the action. Superman already exists. Lois and Clark already know each other.”

Though the relationship between Lois and Superman is already present in the movie, it looks like rivalry with Luthor is yet to begin. Gunn continues, “Lex hates Superman’s guts from the beginning, although they don’t know each other personally… So we start right in the middle of the action. It takes place over a short amount of time.”

Gunn can’t reveal much about the story, but it does seem that the relationship between Lois and Clark is going to be at the very heart of Superman. So many people already have an ideal dynamic for the couple, but Gunn does tease that their relationship will be different this time around. “The relationship between David and Rachel’s [characters] on screen is something I don’t think we’ve seen in… It’s a complicated relationship and we really get into it and there’s long scenes that are about their relationship and the way they relate and what it would be like for a person who’s this incredibly intelligent, strong-headed, stubborn, skeptical journalist, to have a relationship with someone who can lift a skyscraper.”

Though Superman may be the star of the show, the fact that they’ve cast Rachel Brosnahan—who is arguably more famous than Corenswet—as Lois could mean that she’s the one who’s going to be commanding a lot of the scenery whenever she’s around Clark.

Then again, this is just speculation, so until the trailer comes out this week, all we can really do is guess.

Superman is set to come out in theatres on July 11, 2025.

Check this out:

Look up. #Superman only in theaters July 11. pic.twitter.com/hXaGAtRAGB

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 16, 2024

Though the theme does sound new, it’s actually John Williams’ original Superman theme, but slowed down. It has been said that Williams’ original score will be part of the 2025 movie, and the composer John Murphy (The Suicide Squad) is going to be incorporating it into what could be a wholly original theme. Here’s the original Williams score just to compare:

Music has always been essential to the characterization of Superman, and that’s why his theme from the original movie is still so iconic. That being said, I did love that the DCEU did attempt at giving each hero original themes. Hans Zimmer’s score for Man of Steel was a great follow-up, and even Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman theme has its own place in the fandom’s heart.

The pressure is on for Gunn and Peter Safran to deliver a new DCU, and after middling reviews for Creature Commandos, people are hoping that Superman manages to be something different from Gunn this time. After Guardians, his signature bits have started to get obvious to a lot of his fans.

Watch out for Superman when it soars into theatres on July 11, 2025.

Just in, a new trailer has been dropped for Harley Quinn Season 5, and it has Gotham in ruins, with Harley and Ivy deciding to move to the shining beacon of tomorrow which is Metropolis. Check this out:

Though Harley and Ivy do move to a new city, it does look like a lot of the old cast is back from Gotham with Bane, King Shark, and Clayface still hanging around. With Metropolis though, it does bring in some more familiar characters like Lois Lane, and of course, Superman.

There’s also the looming threat of Superman villain Brainiac who is always up to some kind of world-ending shenanigans. It’s even so bad that the Joker is teaming up with everyone just to stop him.

Admittedly DC is currently in a transition period with the live-action films, but the animation front has always been steady. Besides the occasionally released animated films based on comic properties, shows like Harley Quinn continue to add some more variety in DC entries with it filling the void for adult comedy shows—even Marvel doesn’t have that with all their Disney+ success.

Harley Quinn Season 5 is set to premiere on Max on Jan. 16, 2025.

Talking to IGN, Gunn confirms, “The truth is almost all of Peacemaker is canon with the exception of Justice League… which we will kind of deal with in the next season of Peacemaker.” We don’tknow how specifically Gunn is going to deal with that, but I do have a feeling that maybe it’s just going to involve a throw-away gag where someone misremembers the Justice League arriving, and someone brushes it off like the Mandela Effect.

For now, the official canon of the DCU is set to begin with the animated Creature Commandos. While events from The Suicide Squad are still up in the air when it comes to the timeline, Gunn confirms, “…in Creature Commandos, you’ll hear them talk about things that happened in [The] Suicide Squad or Peacemaker… Well then, those things automatically become canon.”

Nobody knows how Gunn is going to approach this new timeline, but I’m starting to get the feeling that he’s just going to loosely pick and choose what he wants to keep from the DCEU and just never mention anything that he doesn’t want to keep.

This should be annoying for anyone who cares about consistency in the entire timeline, but at this point, fans are essentially just worrying about nothing. Until something officially comes out, all fans can really do is speculate.

The second season of Peacemaker is expected to premiere sometime next year.

Talking to Digital Spy, Reeves confirms that Batman’s absence in the show was due to the Dark Knight going through an existential crisis after his clash with the Riddler. “This was a time of great turmoil in the city, it’s literally the week after what happened… Much of the city is in desperation, so police can’t get everywhere, there’s crime everywhere, it’s a very, very dangerous time,” Reeves says, “[Batman’s] out there trying to grapple with the aftermath of everything that happened, which to some degree he blames himself for.”

Reeves confirmed by the time the sequel starts, Bruce would find it “very hard to be Batman”. 

From a practical standpoint, Reeves and Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc have confirmed that they couldn’t include Batman in the story without him overshadowing several of the main players including Oz and Sofia. While there were discussions of how they could get him to appear, they ultimately decided on just flashing the Batsignal at the very end of the first season.

The series has undoubtedly had a stellar run, but just like HBO’s Watchmen, a second season isn’t going to happen unless Reeves and LeFranc find a story worth telling with the character. If anything, a second season could follow after the events of The Batman Part II, but I would rather just shift the focus on another Gotham villain—maybe a side character introduced in Part II.

For now, The Batman Part II is aiming for a release sometime in 2026. Catch the complete Penguin now streaming on Max.

Probably one of the biggest moments in the series was Oz killing his protégé Vic, who he had been bringing up throughout the entire season. But despite Vic’s loyalty, it seems that Oz had grown attached to him—resulting to him… killing Vic?

It’s definitely one of the worst things that Oz has done in the show, but a lot of fans think that it was all set up from the beginning. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained:

“It’s not about how he’s killing Vic because he thinks Vic failed him, or someone manipulated him… He’s killing him because he can’t bear the fact that he actually does have that closeness with this kid, because that makes him weak. He’s basically trying to strangle his vulnerability.” 

Every fans’ jaw had collectively dropped when Oz got rid of Vic in the last few minutes of the show; but it was admittedly impressive how the series was able to make Oz likeable from the beginning only to have it slowly revealed that he was a sad psychopath toward the final episodes.

We don’t know what else is in store for Oz in this timeline, but it does seem he’s going to be having some political aspirations. Some speculate that he could end up being Gotham’s mayor by the third movie, but we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

In the meantime, fans can check out the complete season of The Penguin now streaming on Max.

With so many loose ends left in the finale, The Batman director Matt Reeves has shared that they are currently exploring the possibility of there being a Penguin Season 2. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Reeves confirms:

“What’s really important is that we earn it. The idea of revisiting means that we have to keep that same bar. I know that none of us wants to go back and just do more. We want to go back and do something great … We do believe that there’s going to be something in there, but it’s just beginning. It’s exciting though.”

So far, no details have been revealed of a follow-up season for The Penguin, but it has been confirmed that Farrell will be reprising the role for The Batman Part II. With the series having him end up on top of the gangs, it’s possible that the second movie could have him pursuing some kind of political career.

With Farrell said to have signed up for three movies, there could be a very significant arc for him to play down the line. While several Batman villains could definitely get the spotlight, it’s possible that Oz could represent the ‘regular’ criminals in Gotham as compared to the more fantastical rogues like Mr. Freeze or even the Joker.

For now, everyone is still just reveling on how The Penguin was pulled off. There’s now a bar for DC spinoffs, and fans are hopeful Reeves and showrunner Lauren LeFranc have more up their sleeves when it comes to this version of Gotham City.

Catch the complete Penguin miniseries now streaming on Max.

According to the Marvelvision Podcast (via World of Reel) Keoghan is currently in talks to star in his own Max series as the Clown Prince of Crime. The show is said to be aiming to come out after the release of The Batman Part II and be a build-up for Part III —to which the Joker will be the main villain.

In the movie, Keoghan’s Joker only appears for a short while near the end and talks to Riddler for a bit; but in the original cut of the film, Batman actually comes to Joker in Silence of the Lambs-fashion, asking him to help profile the Riddler and find out his modus. Check this out:

We don’t know exactly what Reeves planned to do with this Joker, but he has a completely different origin compared to other iterations. This time around, this Joker is just said to have been born with a deformity that gives him a permanent smile, and it’s his disturbing features that led others to cast him to be a social outcast.

It’s unclear how much of this scene is considered canon, but it’s implied that Batman already had a previous tussle with him, and their first onscreen clash could be their big rematch.

Seeing how great The Penguin turned out, I’m interested to see how a Joker series could be received. Sure the Joker movie made a lot, but this is a completely different take and would have more space to get fleshed out.

Let’s just hope that Reeves and his writers know what they’re doing.

For now, catch The Penguin streaming on Max every Sunday night.

Hideo Kojima wrote in a recent post:

I watched "Joker: Folie à Deux.” The beginning of the film is an animation sequence, reminiscent of the nostalgic "Looney Tunes", depicting a story of Joker and Joker’s shadow. In the trial that follows, the question of his multiple personality is argued from beginning to end. Is… pic.twitter.com/eEKRX4zPkD

— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) November 3, 2024

“Over the next 10 or 20 years, this film’s reputation will likely change along with the permeation of hero movies to come. It may take some time for it to become a true “folie à deux.””

When Folie a Deux came out earlier last month, it was met with several angry reviews with a lot of fans not pleased with the musical direction as well as the story direction where Arthur rejects the Joker persona and is killed by a Joker wannabe at the end of the movie.

Site after site was writing about how Folie a Deux was a huge failure for WB and how much money it lost the studio, but there have been some positive reviews that have made their way online; and like Tarantino and Kojima, they think that the movie releasing in digital could expand its audience and have many realize that the movie is actually a very fitting sequel with a meta angle that condemns any glorification of violence that the first movie had allegedly championed.

I personally loved the movie, and I feel vindicated that some of my fave directors also think the same way about the film. Todd Phillips is the real Joker all along.

Joker: Folie a Deux is now available on digital. Kojima’s next game, Death Stranding 2, is expected to launch sometime next year.