Matt Reeves is tending to his personal life.
DC Studios revealed that production on the highly-anticipated The Batman Part II film has been paused in light of unforeseen circumstances in the director’s family.
“Production on The Batman Part II has been temporarily paused while Matt Reeves focuses on a family matter,” a DC Studios spokesperson told Deadline in an Oct. 5 statement. “Matt has the full support of DC Studios and we look forward to continuing the journey soon.”
E! News has reached out to representatives at DC Studios’ parent company Warner Bros. Discovery but has not yet heard back.
The Batman Part II—which sees Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell reprising their iconic roles alongside newcomers Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan and Brian Tyree Henry—began filming in London this past June following a yearslong development process.
Currently, the film is set to hit theaters in February 2028, six years after Reeves’ original The Batman movie grossed over $770.3 million globally in 2022.
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And while many details surrounding the forthcoming movie in the franchise have yet to be seen, Reeves—who shares son Andrew with wife Melinda Wang—previously shared how the project will connect to the world fans are living in today.
“There’s just tremendous division, the way that the world gets its information, its news. Everybody is in their own silo,” he told <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a62216699/matt-reeves-batman-the-penguin-batman-interview/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>Esquire in 2024. “That sense of the environment of today, where it’s just very easy for people to be completely separate and at complete odds—that’s definitely one of the things that we’re looking at in Gotham.”
“Some of that is just the way that society is, but some of that is intentional,” he added, “and to the degree that that’s intentional, and how that fits into the larger picture of what the motivations behind that might be, that’s one of the things that we’re exploring as well.”
The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director also shed light on how the movie-making business became an early escape from the highs and lows in his personal life.
“I just love movies so much,” he explained. “Getting that bug as a kid, expressing myself, and having a place to tell stories, it was really an escape from the craziness of growing up, my family, all this kind of stuff.”
And the filmmaker can’t wait to one day pass the baton to the next generation of film buffs.
“When I was growing up, movies were so important,” he continued. “And now we have to fight to make sure that movies and streaming content—whatever we want to call it, shows—can connect to people so that the next generation can be just as inspired to tell stories. I just hope that that happens, because I’m excited to see what stories younger people have. I want them to tell it with passion.”
Keep reading for more movies coming out that will be well worth the wait…
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Where to watch: In theaters
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Where to Watch: In select theaters and streaming on Netflix
Buy a ticket HERE.Universal PicturesOther Mommy – October 9, 2026Jessica Chastain headlines this horror about a sinister entity that threatens an eight-year-old girl and her family.
Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.Apple TVMatchbox The Movie – October 9, 2026In this action-packed adventure inspired by the iconic Mattel toys, an undercover CIA agent (John Cena) returns to his small town and unwittingly gets his childhood friends embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world.
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Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.Paramount PicturesStreet Fighter – October 16, 2026A live-action version of the legendary arcade game, starring Noah Centineo, Jason Momoa, 50 Cent, and many more as the iconic fighters.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Where to Watch: In theaters
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Where to Watch: In theaters
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Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.NEONPaper Tiger – November 13, 2026Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson star in this crime thriller about two brothers who get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family.
Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.Amazon MGM StudiosMadden – November 18, 2026Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale star in this chronicle of football icon John Madden’s life and career.
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Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.Universal PicturesFocker-In-Law – November 25, 2026Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro reunite alongside Ariana Grande for this new chapter in the Meet the Parents franchise.
Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.NetflixThe Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth – November 25, 2026Brad Pitt returns to his Academy Award-winning role as Cliff Booth, only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood. Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, and also starring Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
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Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.Amazon MGM StudiosThe Man With the Bag – December 2, 2026When Santa’s (Arnold Schwarzenegger) magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance (Alan Ritchson), a thief, to help him get it back.
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Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.Warner Bros. PicturesDune: Part Three – December 18, 2026Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet return to deliver the epic conclusion to director Denis Villeneuve’s trilogy. Also starring Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, and Javier Bardem.
Where to Watch: In theaters and IMAX
Buy a ticket HERE.Focus FeaturesWerwulf – December 25, 2026Director Robert Eggers (Nosferatu, The Witch) delivers his take on the classic horror beast. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp.
Where to Watch: In theaters
Buy a ticket HERE.Columbia Pictures/Sony PicturesJumanji: Open World – December 25, 2026The core cast (Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Jack Black and Kevin Hart) returns for this final installment of the reboot trilogy about a magical board game.
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