Los Angeles, Dec 28: The arrival of vengeance has been delayed as the moviegoers will have to wait a little longer to return to Gotham City.

Matt Reeves’ follow-up to ‘The Batman’ has been pushed back until 2027, reports ‘Variety’.

The superhero sequel was originally supposed to open on October 2, 2026, but will now shift a year and open on October 1, 2027, in Imax, Warner Bros. announced on Friday.

As per ‘Variety’, that left an opening for Alejandro G. Inarritu and Tom Cruise‘s upcoming film to hit theaters in 2026, just as the awards season race kicks off. The film, which still lacks a title, will open in Imax on October 2 on the date ‘The Batman 2’ vacated.

Warner Bros. made some additional tweaks to its upcoming release slate, swapping the openings of Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ and Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’. Now, ‘Mickey 17’ which stars Robert Pattinson (who plays the Dark Knight in Reeves’ comic book series), will open on March 7, 2025, while ‘Sinners’, which re-teams Coogler with his ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Fruitvale Station’ star Michael B. Jordan, will shift back to April 18, 2025.

That’s the date that ‘Mickey 17’ was originally supposed to debut on, but the new release will allow Bong’s film to play longer in Imax, according to studio sources.

The Cruise and Inarritu film is shrouded in secrecy, but according to the official logline that Warner Bros. released it follows “the most powerful man in the world” as he “embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything”. The all-star cast includes Sandra Huller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde and Riz Ahmed. Legendary Entertainment, the studio behind ‘Dune’ is producing the movie.

It’s a change of pace for Cruise who has been busy saving the world in more conventional action films like ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. Inarritu is a two-time Oscar winner whose credits include ‘Birdman’ and ‘The Revenant’. The pairing seems like a throwback to Cruise’s earlier career when he teamed up with A-list auteurs like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone and Paul Thomas Anderson.

The teaser for Salman Khan’s highly-anticipated next, Sikandar, which was originally set to be released on Friday, December 27, on the occasion of the superstar’s 59th birthday, has now been postponed. The decision to delay the release has come in light of the death of former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, on December 26.

The makers of Sikandar released an official statement that read, “In light of the passing of our esteemed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Ji, we regret to announce that the release of the Sikandar teaser has been postponed to 28th December 11:07 AM.”

On Friday, the Central government declared seven days of national mourning to honour former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away at the age of 92.

Directed by AR Murugadoss, the teaser of the action thriller will now be released online on Saturday, a day after Salman’s birthday.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by AR Murugadoss of Ghajini fame, Sikandar promises to be a cinematic spectacle that blends action, drama, and emotion. The plot of the film has been heavily kept under wraps.

The countdown to Salman Khan’s next blockbuster officially begun after the actor dropped a fiery picture of himself from the shoot in September 24.

In November, videos of Salman Khan and his co-star in the film, Rashmika Mandanna, shooting in Hyderabad had gone viral online, They were reportedly shooting near the famed Falaknuma Palace with a swanky Rolls Royce parked near the sets.

Speaking of the film earlier, Rashmika had said that it is the first time she will be seen playing a commercial heroine in Bollywood. She stated that while her other Hindi films had been performance-oriented, Sikandar will see her play a quintessential heroine for the first time.

After holding the meeting with Tollywood actors and filmmakers on Thursday, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy assured that the government stands with the Telugu film industry. According to the sources, in the meeting, CM Reddy asserted that there will be no compromise on law and order. He also said that celebrities must control their fans and the industry must be responsible.

The meeting was held at Telangana State Police Command and Control Centre at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad.

The delegation of influential people from Tollywood was led by Telangana Film Development Corporation (FDC) chairman Dil Raju. Among other attendees are actors like Nagarjuna, Varun Tej, Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyan Ram, Shiva Balaji, Adavi Sesh, Nithin, and Venkatesh.

Directors including Koratala Siva, Anil Ravipudi, K Raghavendra Rao, Prashanth Varma, Sai Rajesh and Producers like Suresh Babu, KL Narayana, Damodhar, Allu Aravind, BVSN Prasad, Chinna Babu among others are present in the meeting.

Earlier, on December 4, when Allu Arjun attended the premiere of Pushpa 2: The Rule at Sandhya Theatre, a massive crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of the actor, and chaos ensued when he waved to fans from the sunroof of his car. This led to the tragic death of a woman named Revathi and injuries to her child.

Following the incident, Allu Arjun was arrested and later released on bail after furnishing a Rs 50,000 bond.On Tuesday, actor Allu Arjun was questioned by Hyderabad police in connection with the tragic incident during the premiere of his film Pushpa 2.

The incident has also sparked political controversy. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy blamed Allu Arjun for the tragedy, stating in the Assembly that police had denied permission for any event at Sandhya Theatre due to safety concerns.

The actor, however, dismissed the allegations, calling them an attempt at “character assassination.” Earlier this year, Telangana Minister K Surekha linked former Minister and BRS leader KTR to the divorce of Tollywood actors Samantha and Naga Chaitanya, accusing KTR of tapping the phones of actors and blackmailing them.

Surekha’s remarks sparked massive controversy, with several BRS leaders as well as superstar and Naga Chaitanya’s father, Nagarjuna Akkineni, condemning the remarks.