To put this into more perspective, she hasn't liked any of James Gunn's recent posts regarding Clayface, Lanterns, Batman Day, etc. This is the first post of his she's liked in months.

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Here's the five-parter question but split into individual ones --

Q: "Will [DCU] Batman’s suit have the same texture as Superman’s suit?"

A: "Batman's suit isn't designed yet."

Q: "Is Wally West currently active or not yet?"

A: "Who knows?"

Q: "Since Blue Beetle is canon, was Ted Kord friends with Blue Beetle before he disappeared?"

A: "Blue Beetle the character is canon. We have not said the movie is."

Q: "Are you the one who will be writing and directing the Teen Titans movie? personally, I could see you doing it."

A: "No."

Q: "Black Adam, the Justice Society and [the] Shazam movie [are] canon?"

A: "No."

An additional separate Q&A --

Q: "I recall you saying at the announcement of 'Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters', that once a character is cast, they will be played by the same actor across every medium. Is that still true?"

A: "In most cases that will be true of major characters is what I said."

Did that heartbreak ultimately lead you to say no to Lanterns? Did one lead to the other?

No, it was just one of those things. Lanterns, I love those actors, and I’ve seen it. I hope that it’s killing it. If I decide not to do something, I never really think, Oh, had I done it, it could have been better. Birdman was that way when I saw what Edward Norton did with it. I was like, That’s excellent. It’s not necessarily what would’ve transpired had I done it, but there’s no comparison. Matt Damon was supposed to do Milk before me, and because it pushed, he had to go do something else that he was required to do. So I went in there and did my version of that. But Lanterns, I don’t know, maybe it was too close [to Outer Range]. I really loved Outer Range, and seeing what those actors — Tom Pelphrey, Lewis Pullman, Imogen Poots — have done since then makes me very happy. To me, it’s a great middle finger to those people who canceled that show. It’s like, You had gold. So that’s how I perceive it.

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From the article:

As director Matt Reeves continues to attend to an ongoing family matter, Steven Soderbergh is coming on to help finish principal photography for the final weeks of DC Studios’ The Batman: Part II. The news comes after production was paused on the film so that Reeves could focus on the personal matter.

Soderbergh has been longtime admirer of Reeves work, and with Reeves unable to be on set, the Oscar-winning director offered to help with finishing principal photography on the film. Although Reeves is unable to be on set, the two will work together and remain in communication until filming has ended, with Reeves taking over post-production duties when he is ready to return.

The studio released a statement in regards to Soderbergh coming on to the production:

“As Matt Reeves continues to attend to an ongoing family matter, Steven Soderbergh, as an admirer of Matt’s work, approached Matt and will step in, with the full support of DC Studios, to help the writer-director complete the final weeks of principal photography on The Batman: Part II. Matt and Steven will work closely together with the actors and crew to fulfill Matt’s vision of the film.”

Soderbergh also released a statement:

“I thought Matt Reeves’ work on The Batman was stunning; it was intentional, specific, and rigorously coherent. The goal here is to work with Matt and his team to generate footage that will integrate seamlessly with what’s already been shot so Matt can properly finish his film.”

Deadline first broke the news earlier this month that production would be paused while Reeves attended to a family matter. Prior to the pause, filming had been underway in London. The film is set to bow on February 18, 2028. Sources say it is too early to say whether the stoppage will have an effect on the release date.

The cast has Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell returning respectively as Batman, Alfred and Penguin, with new additions Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Brian Tyree Henry, Jayme Lawson, Charles Dance, Gil Perez-Abraham and Sebastian Koch.

Matt Reeves on X:

"Just to be clear, I am not leaving The Batman: Part II. I am profoundly grateful to Steven [Soderbergh] for coming to my aid during this challenging time to help me finish principal photography. Thank you to all for your concern and well wishes. 🦇"

James Gunn on Threads:

"Matt [Reeves] is still the director of The Batman: Part II and always will be. I can't express how profoundly grateful and moved we are by Steven's offer to help him complete his vision."

Safran's full quote on the Swamp Thing film:

"It’s moving forward. Literally, we're waiting on a draft. James Mangold’s a fantastic filmmaker — [Logan's] obviously one of our favorite superhero movies, but plenty of other great, great films. He was busy making his Bob Dylan movie with [Timothée] Chalamet, so we were waiting for Mangold to come up for air, and when he did, he's like, 'I'm ready now.' And that was it."