Variety is reporting that Reeves has agreed to direct The Batman, but no contract between the filmmaker and Warner Bros. has been signed as of yet.
This year hasn’t been nice to The Batman, the first solo Bat-outing that is expected to take place in the still-fledgling DC Extended Universe.
Word immediately began to spread that Matt Reeves was on the short list for a directorial replacement, and now it has been made official – well, almost.