Director Matt Reeves is tough at work increasing his imaginative and prescient for Gotham Metropolis. The filmmaker, who helmed 2022’s The Batman, not too long ago confirmed that the highly-anticipated sequel, The Batman: Half II, is shifting ahead, with filming set to start someday in 2025. In the meantime, HBO’s The Penguin collection, a by-product from Reeves’ Batman universe, is already in discussions for a second season following its profitable debut on HBO.

In a dialog with The Batman star Zoë Kravitz for Selection, Reeves shared that work on the script for The Batman: Half II is progressing steadily. “Yeah, we’re ending the script. We’re going to be capturing subsequent yr,” Reeves confirmed throughout the interview.

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Kravitz counseled Reeves for his detailed method to storytelling, noting how a lot care he places into the method. “You’re an extremely meticulous filmmaker. I simply requested you the way it’s going with writing [‘Part II’] and also you stated, ‘Sluggish,’ and I believe that’s an exquisite high quality, since you care a lot,” she stated.

Reeves acknowledged the challenges of his methodical course of. “It’s fantastic, aside from the velocity of getting one thing executed,” he defined. “The factor is that for me, I really feel prefer it’s not a alternative. I all the time really feel like I’d by no means do it the best way I’m doing it, besides that that’s the one approach I understand how to do it.”

To additional clarify his artistic method, Reeves described the method as navigating a darkish room. “The metaphor that I take advantage of once I’m speaking to my companions is that writing and filmmaking is like being in a darkish room. Every thing you want is within the room, however there aren’t any lights, and also you’re on fingers and knees. And when one thing connects, you go, ‘Oh, that’s one thing.’”

As Reeves continues work on the Batman sequel, HBO can be trying to develop the Bat-Verse with extra of The Penguin. “Yeah, we’re speaking to [showrunner] Lauren [LeFranc] about doing one other season,” Reeves confirmed. “That was a particular expertise. I simply really feel actually lucky. These characters don’t belong to me; they belong to the world. It comes down as to if you may method them in a approach that expresses one thing private.”

Whereas there have been discussions about doubtlessly merging Reeves’ Batman world with James Gunn and Peter Safran’s reimagined DC Universe, it seems unlikely for now. Reeves’ Gotham-centered world will live on as a separate Elseworlds storyline, permitting it to keep up its distinct tone and magnificence, whereas Gunn and Safran concentrate on establishing their interconnected DCU with initiatives like Superman and Lanterns.

Keep tuned for the newest information concerning the way forward for the DC Universe!