Matt Reeves Finally Reveals If He’ll Direct a DCU Movie After The Batman 2
With The Batman 2 charging ahead, writer-director Matt Reeves lays out where his Batverse stands in relation to James Gunn’s DCU — and whether he’d step in to direct a DCU movie once the sequel is done.
If you were holding out hope that Robert Pattinson might bump into Superman anytime soon, consider those expectations officially tempered. Matt Reeves just cleared up where his Batman sits in relation to James Gunn's new DCU, and it is not the same sandbox.
So where does Pattinson's Batman live?
Reeves told Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that his films operate under DC's Elseworlds banner. Translation: they are deliberately separate from the mainline DCU continuity Gunn and Peter Safran are building.
"It's like Elseworlds, but it is DC, so it's theirs as well."
That little bit of inside baseball matters. Elseworlds is DC's label for stories that do their own thing without worrying about crossovers or shared-universe homework. So, no, Pattinson popping up in a DCU movie is not the plan.
Reeves and Gunn: friends, colleagues, not co-directors (yet)
James Gunn has publicly praised Reeves and said he'd love to work together. Reeves is flattered and open to the idea in theory, but he was clear: there have been no talks about him directing a DCU project. He and the DC brass have chatted in broad strokes about how things could fit together, but nothing beyond that.
Right now, Reeves is focused on finishing the story he started with The Batman and getting it to the endpoint he always had in mind. In other words: he is staying in his lane until his Gotham saga is wrapped.
The Batman 2: yes, still happening
After a string of delays, The Batman 2 is back on track with a new release date: October 1, 2027. Long runway, sure, but at least there is a date to circle.
- Label: Elseworlds, separate from Gunn's DCU
- Crossovers: None planned between Pattinson's Batman and the DCU
- Reeves x Gunn: friendly conversations, no DCU directing gig for Reeves right now
- Reeves' priority: finish his Batman story on his terms
- The Batman 2 release date: October 1, 2027
Bottom line: Reeves' Gotham stays its own thing, Gunn's DCU stays its own thing, and if those worlds ever collide, it won't be before Reeves lands the plane on his Bat-arc.