The Batman Comes To HBO Max April 18

Awhile ago, it leaked out that WB was considering a late April arrival for The Batman on HBO Max. A glitch on the HBO website made a listing for the movie accidentally display too early, and it said “Available Tuesday, April 19.” At the time, The Batman was still going strong in theaters and WB probably didn’t want that information out there, but it doesn’t seem to have affected ticket sales THAT much. You can technically still see it there.

But if you’re like me and have no desire to sit for three entire hours unless you’re in an airplane, this is the news you’ve been waiting for. Some defenders of the movie’s length have pointed out blockbusters of the 40 and 50s were even longer. To that, I have to point to the fact that those movies had intermissions. Maybe it’s time we bring the intermission back, huh? For the time being, you can make your own intermissions if you can wait for the streaming dump of Popular Movie X.

And the wait times aren’t that long anymore. Though April 19 was the leaked date, the finalized date is now April 18 — one week from now, and exactly 45 days from The Batman’s theatrical debut. (Contractually, WB can’t put them out any earlier than 45 days.)

When a killer targets Gotham City’s elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World’s Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle, The Penguin, Carmine Falcone and The Riddler. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, The Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.

The Batman will go live on HBO Max April 18, and on HBO proper April 23.