Director Matt Reeves hypes up The Batman - Part II recently got delayed one full year, from October 2026 to October 2027. While this update may have been disappointing to fans, it also suggests that Matt Reeves and the studio are taking their time to create a movie worth waiting for. In the meantime, theories about The Batman - Part II's plot abound.
During the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet, director Matt Reeves discusses The Batman - Part II with Deadline. Reeves chooses his words very carefully in order to avoid spoilers, but he promises a sequel that lives up to the audience's expectations, brings back everything that made the first installment work so well, and brings something new to the table as well. Reeves also voices his excitement about getting The Batman cast back together and "to get new people involved". Read Matt Reeves' full comments and watch the interview below:
"I'm really excited to be making it, and to get our cast back together, and to get new people involved... I think, what I'm excited about is I feel like we’re doing something that absolutely continues where the story came from, but is something that I hope that people are going to be really surprised by."
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The Batman - Part II Will Probably Push The Boundaries Even Further Than The First Movie
Matt Reeves' update on The Batman - Part II suggests several of the original cast will play a big role in the sequel. That is, not only will Robert Pattinson's Batman and Andy Serkis' Alfred Pennyworth be central to The Batman - Part II, but Zoe Kravitz' Catwoman, Colin Farrell's Penguin, and even Paul Dano's Riddler might play crucial roles as well. The Batman - Part II's main villain and all the new characters introduced in the sequel will also make a splash, and they will likely stand apart from every antagonist and ing character from all previous Batman movies.
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The Batman - Part II Has Many Options To Surprise Audiences
The Batman - Part II's main appeal relies on its main antagonists. There are high hopes for the Court of Owls' introduction in The Batman - Part II, though Mister Freeze and Hush also seem to be strong candidates for the main villain role. While the Penguin, the Riddler, and the Joker could receive their fair share of screentime, The Batman - Part II has the chance to shine the spotlight on one or more DC villains who have never appeared in a live-action DC movie before.
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Apart from its villains, The Batman - Part II might also offer groundbreaking plot twists and actions scenes. Some of the most popular scenes from The Batman are rather simple in concept, but they're executed perfectly: Bruce Wayne's opening narration, Batman's first onscreen appearance, and the Penguin's car chase provided a fresh take on the Caped Crusader that no movie had ever gotten close to. The Batman - Part II can add more memorable moments to the franchise.
Source: Deadline
The Batman Part II
- Release Date
- October 1, 2027
- Director
- Matt Reeves
- Writers
- Matt Reeves, Mattson Tomlin, Bill Finger, Bob Kane
- Prequel(s)
- The Batman
- Franchise(s)
- Batman
Cast
Bruce Wayne / The Batman
Oz Cobb
Alfred Pennyworth
James Gordon
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films
