Batman will quickly be again with a brand new film that could be flying beneath many followers’ radar, however the DC challenge guarantees to take the hero in a totally new path. After the DCEU movie timeline didn’t embrace a Batman solo film, followers lastly obtained to see the Darkish Knight take to Gotham Metropolis’s rooftops in Matt Reeves’ The Batman.

After that film proved itself profitable, a sequel needed to be a part of DC’s slate of tasks. Nevertheless, The Batman 2 has been delayed a number of instances, arriving solely in 2027. That has opened the door for one more Batman film to change into the Darkish Knight’s subsequent movie. The challenge is not like something achieved earlier than in all of the Batman motion pictures, which makes it thrilling.

Batman’s Next Movie Is Animated & Utterly Completely different

Whereas all eyes are on Batman’s live-action future, which pertains to The Batman franchise and James Gunn’s DC Universe, Batman’s subsequent film will truly be an animated movie. The challenge is Aztec Batman: Conflict of Empires, which modifications the character’s world totally. As a substitute of happening in Gotham Metropolis and following Bruce Wayne, Aztec Batman is ready in Tenochtitlan, following Yohualli Coatl.

The animated film makes use of traditional Batman characters, such because the Joker and Two-Face, and explores how they might match the time interval and tradition of the Aztec Empire. Batman’s father is killed by Two-Face, who’s the chief of the conquistadors, Hernán Cortés, not Harvey Dent, which results in the younger Aztec boy turning into Batman.

The movie releases on HBO Max on September 19 after a theatrical debut in Mexico the day earlier than. Whereas Aztec Batman: Conflict of Empires is Batman’s subsequent film, there are lots of totally different tasks related to the Darkish Knight in several levels of growth. These embrace animated and live-action motion pictures.

DC Has Many Batman Tasks To Launch In The Next Few Years

With Aztec Batman releasing subsequent week, the following movie associated to the Darkish Knight will likely be Clayface. The R-rated villain film is presently filming, with Clayface set images revealing Arkham Asylum and different Gotham Metropolis places, in addition to teasing villains such because the Joker. The film takes place in James Gunn’s DC Universe.

Batman’s subsequent live-action solo film is October 1, 2027’s The Batman 2, which sees Robert Pattinson return as Bruce Wayne. It stays an Elseworlds story, with filming set to begin in Spring 2026. Dynamic Duo, the progressive animated film centered on the Robins Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, releases in theaters on June 30, 2028.

At this level, whether or not the animated film is DCU canon has but to be revealed. Lastly, the DCU’s new Batman actor will star in a solo film, the undated The Courageous and the Daring, which options Damian Wayne’s live-action debut and is presently being written. To organize for these tasks, DC followers would possibly need to watch Batman‘s subsequent film when it releases subsequent week.

Aztec Batman: Conflict of Empires

Launch Date

September 18, 2025

Runtime

87 Minutes

Director

Juan Jose Meza-Leon

Writers

Invoice Finger, Bob Kane, Juan Jose Meza-Leon, Alfredo Mendoza

Producers

Aaron Berger, Fernando de Fuentes Sainz, Jose C. Garcia de Letona

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  Horacio García Rojas

  Yohualli Coatl (voice)

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  Omar Chaparro

  Yoka (voice)

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  José Carlos Illanes

  Pedro de Alvarado (voice)