
By the year-end of 2023, the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) concluded its run, giving way to the newly established DCU helmed by Gunn and Safran. A significant number of earlier projects were scrapped, resulting in several actors being released from their contracts. However, Matt Reeves’ Batman Universe, which had been independently progressing away from the DCEU, remained unscathed. The initial film, ‘The Batman’, was slated to be the first installment in a trilogy, and shortly afterward, ‘The Batman – Part II’ was revealed as an upcoming production.