If that isn’t enough to get you excited, Director James Wan responded to the delay with an Instagram post revealing some truly stellar concept art. We may therefore still see the original Keaton scene in Lost Kingdom, because DC fans will have a better sense of who he is and what he’s doing in the DCEU. But now The Flash, which heavily features Keaton as Batman, is releasing before Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Later, it was revealed that Ben Affleck filmed a scene for the movie, suggesting he’ll take Keaton’s place. In an article exploring the cancellation of Batgirl, The Hollywood Reporterrevealed that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom included a scene featuring Michael Keaton as Batman, but the scene was cut after test audiences found Keaton’s presence confusing. The Flash is now releasing before the much-anticipated Aquaman sequel. Will audiences still care about Jason Momoa’s fishy adventures? The timing might not seem ideal, but it may actually be fortuitous. That’s a cumulative delay of more than a year, slating the sequel more than five years after the release of Aquaman. Patrick’s Day release date was the result of an earlier delay from the initial release date of December 16, 2022. Let’s hope a Christmas miracle is more reliable than the Luck of the Irish, because the St. There’s plenty to look forward to in the future.Īccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will now release on December 25, 2023, instead of March 17, 2023. Sequels to both Aquaman and Shazam! are feeling the effects of the shakeup, as both films have been hit with more delays. It just means certain projects may need more time to develop. Thankfully, that doesn’t mean all is lost. and Discovery, the franchise has suffered some collateral damage, including the cancellation of Batgirl and the shelving of other Batman projects. Amid a tumultuous merger between Warner Bros. The DC Universe is… dealing with some stuff right now.