{
  "id": 233837,
  "title": "‘The Batman 2’ and ‘The Batman 3’ Are Not Filming Back-to-Back, Says James Gunn: ‘I Can Deny’ That Online Rumor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/the-batman-2-and-the-batman-3-are-not-filming-back-to-back-says-james",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T19:09:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-batman-2-not-filming-third-movie-james-gunn-1236829334/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DC Studios co-chief James Gunn is putting to bed one of the more popular online rumors about the upcoming “The Batman 2,” directed by Matt Reeves and once again starring Robert Pattinson as the Dark Knight. Social media has been convinced that Reeves is filming “The Batman 2″ and “The Batman 3″ back to back, […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "James Gunn Says ‘The Batman: Part II’ Won’t Shoot Back-To-Back With ‘Part III’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/james-gunn-says-the-batman-part-ii-wont-shoot-back-to-back-with-part",
        "published": "2026-08-06T22:34:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}