Robert Pattinson’s “The Batman” sequel is dealing with the toughest villain of all — The Writer’s Block.

DC Studio co-chief James Gunn confirmed Friday that writer/director Matt Reeves’ “The Batman 2” starring Pattinson will move its release date again — now a year later — from October 2, 2026, to Oct. 1, 2027.

Gunn cited meticulous Reeves’ quest for the perfect script as the reason for the hold up on a Threads post.

“The only reason for the delay is there isn’t a full script,” Gunn wrote. “Matt is committed to making the best film he possibly can, and no one can accurately guess exactly how long a script will take to write. Once there is a finished script, there is around two years for pre-production, shooting and post-production on big films.”

The much-anticipated sequel to Reeves’ 2022 film starring Pattinson has already been delayed multiple times since being announced in 2022.

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What’s going to happen in ‘The Batman 2’?

Paul Dano’s Riddler is locked away in Arkham Prison after the first movie. But Gotham has not recovered from the catastrophic flood The Riddler brought on the city’s ravaged seawall, according to Reeves.

“There’s a lot of unrest and there’s a lot of clamoring because of the revelations of what we find out at the end of the movie,” Reeves said in a Dec. 25 interview with Digital Spy. “As we enter into the next movie, there’s a lot more grey. There are more people at odds and more division in the city. It’s a lot more like our world is now; there’s a lot of turmoil because people are in their camps and not communicating.”

Will we see Robert Pattinson onscreen sooner than 2027?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the untitled movie project from Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tom Cruise will fill the Oct. 2, 2026 spot for Warner Bros.

For Pattinson fans, some good news. The English actor’s “Mickey 17” movie with filmmaker Bong Joon Ho now opens on March 7.