Steven Soderbergh Steps In to Finish 'The Batman Part II' as Matt Reeves Takes Leave
Director Steven Soderbergh is overseeing principal photography for the film while Matt Reeves attends to a family matter.
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First reported by Deadline, 6 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 44% |
| 15 Oct, 22:29 UTC | 44% |
| 14 Oct, 21:41 UTC | 42% |
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The story so far
8 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 15 Oct 2026. Deadline published first, on 15 October at 22:16 UTC; The Hollywood Reporter followed 7 min later. The most recent article, from Variety, appeared on 16 October at 19:49 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), Deadline, IndieWire, Consequence, The A.V. Club, NME, Rolling Stone.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Feb 18, 2028 — the market puts it at 44%, closing 18 Feb 2028. The market resolves to Yes if The Batman Part II releases after February 18, 2028. It resolves to No if the film releases on or before that date. Readers often mistake the announcement of a director change for the release deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Feb 18, 2028 at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- DeadlineSteven Soderbergh To Work With Matt Reeves To Complete Final Weeks Of Principal Photography On ‘The Batman Part II’42%
- The Hollywood ReporterSteven Soderbergh Replacing Matt Reeves to Complete Filming ‘The Batman Part II’42%
- IndieWire‘The Batman: Part II’ Production Resumes with Steven Soderbergh Filling in for Matt Reeves42%
- VarietySteven Soderbergh to Help Finish ‘The Batman 2’ Filming After Matt Reeves Stepped Away for Family Matter44%▲2 points since the previous source
- ConsequenceThe Batman Part II to Resume Filming with Steven Soderbergh as Director44%
- The A.V. ClubSteven Soderbergh to pitch in and help finish The Batman: Part II44%
- NMESteven Soderbergh is stepping in to finish ‘The Batman 2’44%
- Rolling StoneSteven Soderbergh Will Help Matt Reeves Finish ‘The Batman II’44%
- Variety7 Movies That Were Finished By a Second Director: From ‘Justice League’ to ‘Spartacus’44%
- Current odds44%
Sources
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- 7 Movies That Were Finished By a Second Director: From ‘Justice League’ to ‘Spartacus’ Variety ·
- Steven Soderbergh to Help Finish ‘The Batman 2’ Filming After Matt Reeves Stepped Away for Family Matter Variety ·
- Steven Soderbergh Replacing Matt Reeves to Complete Filming ‘The Batman Part II’ The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Steven Soderbergh Will Help Matt Reeves Finish ‘The Batman II’ Rolling Stone
- Steven Soderbergh is stepping in to finish ‘The Batman 2’ NME
- Steven Soderbergh to pitch in and help finish The Batman: Part II The A.V. Club
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- The Batman Part II to Resume Filming with Steven Soderbergh as Director Consequence
- ‘The Batman: Part II’ Production Resumes with Steven Soderbergh Filling in for Matt Reeves IndieWire
- Steven Soderbergh To Work With Matt Reeves To Complete Final Weeks Of Principal Photography On ‘The Batman Part II’ Deadline
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- Steven Soderbergh
- Matt Reeves
- The Batman Part II