As more details emerge from the hiring of James Gunn and Peter Safran to oversee the DC Film, TV and Animations divisions, one high-profile release appears to have set a not unexpected release window.
Variety reports that while Matt Reeves’ follow-up to “The Batman” was recently given an official greenlight, with Reeves and Mattson Tomlin penning the script, it remains a long way off.
Specifically the trade mentions that the film is not expected to hit cinemas until 2025 “at the earliest.” It will join the new Superman movie in development which will see Henry Cavill returning. That project is currently soliciting pitches from writers.
The news comes as Joe Barton, the creator of the acclaimed “Girl/Haji” series, has spoken about his time developing “The Batman” spin-off series “Gotham PD” which he has since exited and is being retooled as an Arkham Asylum-set series.
Speaking with the trade, he revealed the process working on the show “had already been really, really rocky” even before the Discovery merger and all its chaos took place:
“I feel gutted about it, just because I know we would have made a great show…I guess I will always regret the show that we could have made, but I think I’ll probably live longer without the stress it would have caused.
That series is expected to arrive after the Colin Farrell-led “The Penguin” series which is set to film early next year.
