Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tom Cruise are heading into the fall 2026 film season. Their untitled feature film will be released on October 2, 2026, Warner Bros. announced Friday.

This fits into the date previously held by Matt Reeves The Batman Sequel, which currently has no title (it was previously called The Batman: Part II). Production on the DC Studios film is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025 and is now scheduled for October 1, 2027. The Batman The sequel has had multiple release dates since its announcement in 2022, with the methodical Reeves working to perfect the script.

“Matt is committed to making the best film possible, and no one can predict exactly how long a script will take to write,” DC Studios co-head James Gunn wrote on Threads on Friday. “Once there is a finished script, big films have about two years for pre-production, shooting and post-production.”

In the meantime, The Batman Star Robert Pattinson and filmmaker Bong Joon Ho are coming soon Mickey 17 swaps release dates with director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan sinner. Mickey 17 now opens on March 7, 2025, while Sinners bows on April 18, 2025.

The Cruise and Iñárritu film from Warners and Legendary is Iñárritu’s first English-language film since starring Leonardo DiCaprio The revenant almost a decade ago. It’s also the first film to come out of Cruise’s new deal with Warners.

The untitled picture stars Cruise as the most powerful man in the world, embarking on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the cataclysm he unleashed destroys everything. Iñárritu will direct from a script he co-wrote with Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris and Nicolás Giacobone. Legendary’s Mary Parent is producing alongside Iñárritu and Cruise.

Sandra Hülser, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde and Riz Ahmed star.

The decision to change Mickey 17 And sinner is due to delays in completion sinner According to insiders, it’s due to Coogler’s desire to shoot the film on film and the shortage of labs that can assist with production and post-production.