Robert Pattinson fronted The Batman pushes back its release date along with Shazam 2 and The Flash 

Comic fans will have to wait a bit longer to see Robert Pattinson as The Batman.

Warners Bros. announced that they were moving the film’s release date from June 25, 2021 to October 1 of the same year.

The Matt Reeves directed piece isn’t the only superhero romp whose release is being rescheduled. Shazam 2 and The Flash have also both been delayed.

The Ezra Miller fronted version of Flash has been moved from August 1, 2022 to June 2, 2022. Meanwhile, Shazam 2 starring Zachary Levi has been changed from April 1, 2022 to November 4, 2022.

Late last month Reeves confirmed production on The Batman was being put on hiatus for the foreseeable future.

The project halted production on March 14 after completing nearly seven weeks of filming in London. Warner Bros said it was taking a ‘two-week hiatus’ due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Matt has now also confirmed that production has been paused for the time being.

‘Yes, we have shut down till it is safe for us all to resume,’ he stated in a tweet posted on Wednesday. The film is scheduled to be released in movie theaters on June 25, 2021.

The 53-year-old filmmaker added the cast and crew were all ‘safe for the moment’.

The movie was put on hold earlier this month as the crisis disrupts the film industry. Filming had initially been relocated from London to Liverpool before being halted altogether.

A statement at the time read: ‘Warner Bros. Pictures feature production of ‘The Batman’ will be on a two-week hiatus starting today.

‘The studio will continue to monitor the situation closely.’

Meanwhile, Michael Giacchino, who is scoring the movie, previously revealed that he had been impressed with Matt’s approach and feels he has ‘total freedom’ on the project.

Michael said: ‘I felt total freedom to do whatever I want. Matt always agreed, this is our Batman, this is our vision.

‘In the same way that I always loved, what I still do about Batman comics and graphic novels is that each of these artist, each of these authors they take their own crack at what they want this to be. It’s their version of Batman.’

Michael also thinks audiences will enjoy Matt’s ‘fresh’ take on the superhero.

Michael said: ‘I do love it.

‘I think what he’s doing is really cool, and it’s different and it feels fresh. In the way I get excited when I see a new graphic novel or a comic book coming out with a new take on it. It feels like that.’