Part II’ Script In, Skepticism Rises About ‘Brave And The Bold’

After about sixty updates from James Gunn that Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II sequel script would finally get turned in, it finally has, in fact, been turned in, as broadcast on social media yesterday.

As of now, the film still has an October 1, 2027 release date after being pushed back several times, but we’ll see if just over two years from script completion to release is actually enough time or if it may be pushed again.

This news comes in conjunction with an eye-raising quip from trade outlet THR’s Heat Vision blog, saying that while we can stop asking James Gunn about The Batman: Part II script…

“But you can ask Gunn about who’s writing The Brave and The Bold movie, because we’re not convinced there is one.”

Batman: The Brave and The Bold is supposed to be the DCU’s introduction to a separate, non-The Batman, Batman, but there’s an eternal debate over whether Robert Pattinson’s version may just be merged into the DCU instead.

Gunn has said that The Brave and the Bold is still moving forward and its alleged 2028 release window has not been delayed. That said, he has always said, “Never say never” when asked the Pattinson question.

There are a lot of weird questions about all of this. The Brave and the Bold does not have a script or even a writer, at least not one that’s publicly shared. The Brave and the Bold does have a director in the form of Andy Muschietti. He directed the DCEU’s Flash movie, a film that Gunn raved about, but went on to be one of the biggest comic book movie bombs of all time, so it stands to reason to ask if Muschietti should still be doing the all-important introduction to the DCU’s Batman.

If there is no Pattinson merge, then we have two parallel, high-profile Batmans running around DC in films likely released within a year of each other, and The Batman Part II will have other spin-off shows like The Penguin and eventually a third film.

The longer this goes, the more the needle would seem to lean in favor of a merge, something that most fans seem to be in support of, given the positive reception to The Batman’s universe. It’s a way different tone than what we’re about to get with Gunn’s Superman, but that’s sort of the point and how it works in the comics as well.

We just don’t know, but at this point, things are getting a little weird with all this.

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