To be fair, a 5 year gap or more is fairly common in sequels. 7 years between Alien and Aliens. 14 years between Incredibles. 7 years between the first two Terminators. 13 years between Avatars. 36 years between Top Guns. And, of course, 6 years between Guardians Vol 2 and Vol 3.

After it was reported that The Batman Part II was delayed until 2027, James Gunn has come out of his Batcave to explain why the highly-anticipated sequel was pushed back. In a social media post on Threads,

On the social media platform Threads, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn was directly asked about the movie's latest delay. Gunn confirmed that the news was true, but despite some specu