‘The Batman Part II’ Filming “Extended” Into 2027 as Steven Soderbergh’s Role Expands

Remember when DC Studios told us Steven Soderbergh was coming in for "the final weeks of principal photography" on "The Batman Part II"? Yeah, now it's months.

Andy Serkis went on Virgin Radio UK's "The Chris Evans Breakfast Show" this weekend and confirmed that he hasn't filmed a single frame as Alfred yet.

"I have yet to portray Alfred in this one, because filming has been extended," Serkis said. "So, immediately after Christmas we'll be going."

That means cameras will still be rolling on Matt Reeves' sequel in 2027. The film started shooting in late May, and Soderbergh will have been on board for a few months by then. Those "final weeks" now run more than two months.

That's a lot longer than what we'd been hearing from the cast. At the end of October, as he returned to set, Robert Pattinson called the movie "almost done." Around the same time, THR reported the shoot was roughly two-thirds finished, with only six weeks remaining. The first "Batman" cost $200M, and with all of these delays on the sequel, I'd guess this one will end up costing much more than that.

The cast this time around includes Scarlett Johansson, who certainly doesn't come cheap, alongside newcomers Brian Tyree Henry, Charles Dance and Sebastian Stan. Returning are Pattinson, Serkis, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, and (only rumored) Barry Keoghan.

Oh, and in the middle of all that, Pattinson managed to screen test for James Bond. On Kalshi, he's now the odds-on favorite to be the next 007, with a 67% chance. I think that's too high; you just never know what's real and what isn't when it comes to Bond intel. What's curious is that Pattinson is a very busy actor, yet he has zero projects he's currently attached to shoot next year. So once "The Batman" sequel wraps production in 2027, he has the rest of the year wide open to shoot Denis Villeneuve's 007 movie.

For now, Warner Bros. is holding "The Batman Part II" to its February 18, 2028 release date. That's still more than a year away, so there's room to finish the film by then.

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