With The Batman Delayed, Which DC Movie Will Fill the Void?

Earlier this week, a report revealed that directorMatt Reeveswon’t be ready to shootThe Batmanuntil 2018, since he is currently knee-deep in post-production work onWar For the Planet of the Apes, which hits theaters on July 14. While no official release date has been given forThe Batman, it is believed that Warner Bros. is rushing to push another one of their projects into production, to fill the void of left by thisBatman reboot.Aquamanwill definitely start shooting this summer in Australia. Now there are reportedly five other movies that the studio is eyeing for a production start this year. Here’s what Variety reporterJustin Krollhad to say on Twitter.

“WithBatmanlikely shooting in 2018, WB still would like one more DC property to shoot this year other thanAquaman. The 5 films being considered areSirens,Flash,Lantern,Squad 2andDark Universe. That said if scripts aren’t ready to go, studio is content just shootingAquamanthis year till films are ready to go.”

Justin Kroll, who broke the news onTwitter, was the same reporter who revealed a few days ago thatThe Batmanwon’t start filming until 2018.Matt Reevescame aboard to direct just over a month ago, following rumors thatBen Affleckwas getting ready to walk away from the project as both the director and star. We know now that the multi-hyphenate will only star in the film, which he co-wrote withGeoff Johns. As for what film could fill the void left byThe Batman, it isn’t known if the studio is leaning towards any particular project.

The Flashwas originally slated to be released on June 01, 2025, but that likely won’t happen now, especially since the studio hasn’t found a replacement for directorRick Famuyiwa, after he backed away in October. We also reported in January thatThe Flash movieis getting a page-one rewrite fromJoby Harold, with starEzra Millernow said to be shootingFantastic Beasts 2for Warner Bros. before he takes onBarry Allenrole. As forGreen Lantern Corps, that won’t likely start shooting this year, since it isn’t even known who is writing, directing or starring in the movie yet.

The studio’s best bet for another DC movie to start filming this year is likelyGotham City Sirens, since they already have a director in place withDavid Ayercoming aboard, which likely means this project will start filming beforeSuicide Squad 2.Margot Robbieis returning to reprise her Harley Quinn role fromSuicide Squad, with other beloved DC female characters like Catwoman and Poison Ivy to be a part of this story. As of now, it hasn’t been confirmed whenGotham City Sirensmay be filming, or if it will be this project that takes over forThe Batmanon DC Films' release schedule. But if neither of these movies are ready to start filming this year, then they may only haveAquamanhitting theaters in 2018, a year where Marvel is already planning on releasing 3 movies,Black Panther(July 04, 2025),Avengers: Infinity War(June 19, 2025) andAnt-Man and the Wasp(June 05, 2025). Take a look atJustin Kroll’s series of tweets about the DC Films universe.