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Robert Pattinson's The Batman sequel delayed a year, now going head-to-head with TMNT sequel

Robert Pattinson won't be returning as Bruce Wayne's cowled alter-ego until a year later than originally planned

News by Graeme McMillan, Editor

Published on Tue Mar 12 2024

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The Dark Knight is going to take a little bit longer to return than expected.

Warner Bros. has announced that the follow-up to 2022’s The Batman has been pushed out a year, with its original October 3, 2025 release now targeted at October 2, 2026, instead. The delay is part of a wider juggling of the WB’s release schedule in the wake of 2023’s WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and follows production of the movie being delayed five months as a result of the strikes.

Interestingly, this new date puts Batman at odds with some former comrades; in late February, it was announced that Paramount and Nickelodeon were officially working on a sequel to 2023’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, which was scheduled for an October 9, 2026 release. Will the Turtles blink when faced with a Bat-release the week prior, or should we be gearing up for a clash of the urban crimefighters in a couple of years? (They’re so much happier when they work together, though…!)

There's also a Marvel movie around the corner in November 2026, even if no-one knows what the movie actually is just yet. Looks like the calendar is already getting crowded for a couple of falls in the future...

The Batman: Part II will be released October 2, 2026. It’s unknown as yet whether this will affect the release date of the upcoming Penguin spin-off series set between the two movies that had previously been announced for a 2024 debut on streaming service Max.

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Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.