On Friday, WB revealed it was shuffling around some of its movies, primarily The Batmanssequel. Matt Reeves sequel was originally meant to hit on October 2, 2026 is now arriving October 1, 2027. And fans are taking itnot well. Since news ofThe Batman Part IIsdelay, social medias been filled with jokes and concerns about what the heck is going on. Whys it taking five years to do a movie, is the entire TBECS enterprise washedfolks just want some answers. On Threads, James Gunn explained the films script hadnt been completed, and that director/co-writer Matt Reeves was committed to making the best film he possibly can. He further argued its fairly common for a franchise to have five or more years between installments, and cited several as proof: Incredibles (14 years),the first two Alien films (7 years), Avatar (13 years), and even his own Guardians of the Galaxy(6 years, albeit not by choice). Publi par @jamesgunn View on Threads It didnt take long for commenters to hone in on that and argue thereve been otherfranchises with less time between installments: your Marvel movies, yourStar Wars (at least, originally), and so on. Still, Gunns overall point is basically, yeah, theres a delay, just relax. Its easier asked than done, especially given some additional context: Reeves first Batman was originally meant to hit in June 2021, and got pushed back twice due to COVID. This news also comes not long after Sony announced the directors for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,which wouldve been out this year, and is coming inTBD. Whats more, Andy Muschietti, director of the other major Batman movie, the previously-announced Brave & the Bold, recently indicated that was put on the backburner for undisclosed reasons. For fans ready to gobble up any information on these movies, not knowing anything about Spider-Verseor either Batflickand not knowingwhentheyll knowpisses them off.Unfortunately for them, theyll just have to deal.The Batman Part IIs not the only superhero movie to get delayed, and several blockbusters have used that long wait between sequels to their advantage. (Case in point: the way the internet lit up for the trailer to the first Superman movie in over a decade.) Corny as it is to say let Reeves cook, thats really all we can do. Therell be other movies out between now and October 2027. And if you need your fix of Robert Pattinson being a weirdo, youve got Mickey 17hitting in March. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.