Steven Soderbergh is stepping in to help finish shooting \u201cThe Batman Part II\u201d while director Matt Reeves continues to deal with a personal matter. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs Matt Reeves continues to attend to an ongoing family matter, Steven Soderbergh, as an admirer of Matt\u2019s work, approached Matt and will step in, with the full support of DC Studios, to help the writer-director complete the final weeks of principal photography on \u2018The Batman Part 2,\u2019\u201d the studio said Thursday in a statement first reported by Deadline<\/a>. \u201cMatt and Steven will work closely together with the actors and crew to fulfill Matt\u2019s vision of the film.\u201d<\/p>\n DC Studios chief James Gunn confirmed the news on social media Thursday while reiterating that Reeves remains the director of \u201cThe Batman Part II.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cMatt is still the director of The Batman 2 and always will be,\u201d he wrote on Threads<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t express how profoundly grateful and moved we are by Steven\u2019s offer to help him complete his vision.\u201d <\/p>\n The announcement follows news earlier this month that production on the film had been temporarily paused<\/a> so Reeves could focus on dealing with the family matter. <\/p>\n \u201cMatt has the full support of DC Studios and we look forward to continuing the journey soon,\u201d the studio said in a statement at the time. <\/p>\n The writer-director also took to social media Thursday to express his gratitude and to confirm he would be continuing his work on \u201cThe Batman 2.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cJust to be clear, I am not leaving The Batman Part II,\u201d Reeves wrote in a post on X<\/a>. \u201cI am profoundly grateful to Steven for coming to my aid during this challenging time to help me finish principal photography. Thank you to all for your concern and well wishes.\u201d <\/p>\n Soderbergh expressed his appreciation for Reeves\u2019 work while addressing his new role Thursday in a widely reported statement.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought Matt Reeves\u2019 work on \u2018The Batman\u2019 was stunning; it was intentional, specific, and rigorously coherent,\u201d he said in his statement, first reported by Deadline. \u201cThe goal here is to work with Matt and his team to generate footage that will integrate seamlessly with what\u2019s already been shot so Matt can properly finish his film.\u201d <\/p>\n