Warner Bros.' upcoming DC film The Batman has been delayed due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to THR, The Batman -- originally slated to hit theaters June 25, 2021 -- will now arrive Oct. 1, 2021. Meanwhile, Shazam! 2 has been pushed from April 1, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022 while The Flash has been moved from July 1, 2022 to June 3, 2022.
Production on The Batman was suspended in mid-March shortly after a report surfaced claiming it would be unaffected by the pandemic. Co-writer and director Matt Reeves later confirmed 1/4 of the film had been shot and that he's been using the downtime to "[pour] through dailies." He also reiterated that the break would not affect The Batman's overall story.
"It took me two years to work on that story, and it's a very specific mystery noir that’s been really thought-out by me and my partners," he said. "I would say that the changes really have to do with 'Oh, seeing the tone of this' with these scenes we haven’t done which connect to that part of the storyline."
Directed and co-written by Matt Reeves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Jayme Lawson and Peter Sarsgaard. The film arrives in theaters Oct. 1, 2021.