Of course, even if The Batman begins production within the next year, it’ll still be a long journey for the finished product to arrive.
The movie isn’t being released until summer 2021, and while there are a few DCEU movies before then to keep fans entertained, it’ll have been four years since Ben Affleck’s Batman made his final appearance in Justice League.
Still, it was a seven-year wait between Batman & Robin and Batman Begins, so this isn’t as bad.