It’s been a long wait for an update on “The Batman Part II,” which was originally announced in April 2022, a month after the original Robert Pattinson blockbuster soared into theaters. After several delays, the sequel is now scheduled for Oct. 1, 2027 — five and a half years after the original made more than $772 million at the global box office.

It would seem Matt Reeves has finally delivered a script for “The Batman Part II,” on time and as promised. The director shared a photo on Friday of himself seated with co-writer Mattson Tomlin (upcoming John Wick spinoff “Caine”) captioned “Partners in Crime (Fighting),” along with a blurry image of a script with the Bat Signal logo on the cover.

When it comes to the passage of time between a movie and its sequel, two or three years has arguably become the norm in Hollywood. Not so with The Batman, because it’s been well over three years since Matt Reeves delivered his take on the iconic DC Comics superhero,