New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Steven Soderbergh is stepping in to oversee the final weeks of filming on Matt Reeves' The Batman Part II while the director deals with a family matter. The arrangement has revived memories of Zack Snyder's departure from Justice League in 2017, although Reeves has confirmed he is not leaving the sequel.

A change behind the camera on The Batman Part II has brought back memories of one of DC's most controversial filmmaking episodes.

Steven Soderbergh is stepping in to oversee the final weeks of principal photography while Matt Reeves takes time away to deal with an ongoing family matter, prompting comparisons with Zack Snyder's departure from Justice League in 2017.

The circumstances, however, are different. Reeves...