Bad News About The Batman That Fans Don't Want To Hear

Everyone's eager to see writer-director Matt Reeves' new take on the Caped Crusader, and that hype only grew during DC FanDome on Saturday, August 22, 2020. A new teaser trailer for The Batman dropped during FanDome, and the footage made sure to note that the film is currently in production.

The Batman is currently scheduled to hit theaters in October 2021, but there's a chance that it may not make that intended release date, meaning audiences might have to wait a little longer to witness Robert Pattinson's Batman in action.

According to Reeves, only about 25 percent of The Batman was filmed before the COVID-19 crisis struck the world in the spring of 2020. In an effort to curb the spread of the virus, film sets shut down across the entire globe and that included The Batman. Reeves told Deadline in April 2020, a few weeks after production on The Batman shuttered,

"We're not officially editing right now. We've actually shot a quarter of the movie and I have been pouring through dailies, looking at takes, and what's to come."

After production on The Batman was halted, lead actor Pattinson basically went off the deep end while quarantined in London, eschewing his workout routine and making some pretty unsettling meals all of which was detailed in the GQ cover story shot by the star himself. In the profile, Pattinson described himself as, quote, "barely doing anything" to prepare to jump back into his role as the Dark Knight, which was probably a joke. Probably.

Thankfully, The Batman was just recently given the greenlight to begin filming again. There's no denying that's great news for the production, but it can't be ignored that work supposed to take place in the spring and summer months of 2020 has now been pushed several months to early fall. Warner Bros. did offer some breathing room by delaying the film's release date from June 25, 2021 to October 1, 2021.

Still, roughly 75 percent of The Batman still needs to be shot, and what fans saw of the movie in its teaser trailer represents just a small portion of the movie. It takes a long time to complete filming and The Batman has a long stretch ahead. Shooting may take a bit longer than anticipated, and post-production might involve unforeseen reshoots, dialogue pick-ups, or other edits that necessitate more time spent on making the movie perfect.

Therefore, it's possible that with so much left to shoot, The Batman may cut it super-close to its intended October 2021 release date or not make it there at all. Will that four-month release date delay be enough to make up for the months-long production hiatus? All we can do is shine the bat signal and keep our fingers crossed.

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