DC fans were supposed to be drowning in Robert Pattinson’s emo Batman energy right now. The Batman Part 2 was originally slated for 2025, which would have made this year absolutely stacked with Supergirl and a brooding vigilante who definitely listens to The Cure. Instead, we got a delay to 2027, which in Hollywood years is basically a geological epoch. But co-writer Mattson Tomlin wants you to know that your patience will be rewarded with psychological damage.
Tomlin recently took to X (the platform formerly known as Twitter, still known as a place where writers go to overshare) to assure fans that he and the team have been “working exceptionally hard” on a story that will be “new and dangerous.” He specifically mentioned that the bar “couldn’t be higher,” which is either a reference to the first film’s critical success or a subtle nod to the fact that Pattinson’s Batman spends most of his screen time in various states of crouching on gargoyles.
The phrase “new and dangerous” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. The first film already gave us a serial killer who livestreamed his crimes, a flooded Gotham, and a Batman who was somehow both extremely competent and deeply unwell. So “dangerous” presumably means we’re entering territory where Bruce Wayne might actually need therapy instead of just punching his feelings into criminals. Tomlin also noted he “can’t begin to describe what this film means to me,” which is the kind of statement that suggests either genuine artistic passion or that he’s been legally prohibited from saying “Clayface” until the trailer drops.
The creative process behind The Batman Part 2 appears to be one of obsessive refinement rather than rushed production. Tomlin emphasized that they’ve crafted something “worthy of the character,” which in Matt Reeves’ Gotham means plenty of rain, neon, and whispered voiceovers about vengeance. With 2027 feeling increasingly distant, this reassurance serves as both a promise and a threat: when this movie finally arrives, it might actually break you.
Mark your calendars for 2027 (tentatively, since Hollywood time is fluid) and revisit The Batman on Max while you wait. Your patience will be rewarded with trauma.
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