The next film adaptation of Batman is on its way, as the DC icon will return in 2026 with one of the biggest installments yet for the Caped Crusader. While DC Studios has both Matt Reeves' The Batman Part II and the DC Universe's The Brave and The Bold movie in the works, the world of animation is also bringing the iconic hero back .
At the end of the Warner Bros. Animation panel, The Art Knight: Batman in Animation , at New York Comic-Con 2025 , WBA, DC, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced that a four-part film adaptation of Batman: Knightfall is being developed . The first film, which is set to release in 2026, will be titled Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall .
The synopsis for Part 1 describes the plot as follows: "When the mysterious behemoth k