Here’s everything we know about The Batman 2, featuring the reprisal of Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader.
After over five years of development, The Batman has finally graced cinema screens around the world last year. Introducing audiences to Robert Pattinson’s depiction of DC Comics’ iconic vigilante, the rejuvenated take on the character is the start of a trilogy.
The Batman was full of treats alongside the journey to thwart The Riddler, but the World’s Greatest Detective may have to face a challenge never seen on the big screen before in the next installment.
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Here’s everything we know about The Batman 2 so far.
The Batman 2: Is there a release date?
The Batman Part II is currently set to be released on October 3, 2025. The release date was announced as part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s updated DC universe slate, and it hasn’t been changed amid the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood.
Reeves is currently working on the script with Mattson Tomlin, and recently signed a large deal with DC Studios to develop the “Batverse”, which already has a number of spinoffs in the works, like The Penguin and Arkham Asylum shows.
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Producer Dylan Clark also assured fans that the follow-up will arrive quicker. Speaking to ComicBook’s Brandon Davis, Clark said: “I will go on record and say that it will be less than five years.”
In a recent interview with Collider in January 2023, Reeves confirmed that he is actively working on a script for the next Batman film.
“I’m not going to answer that question, but we are working on a movie. I’ll put it to you that way.” But then he revealed, “We’re deep in it and my partner and I are writing, Mattson [Tomlin] and I are writing, and it’s really exciting, and I’m really excited about what we’re doing.”
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Unfortunately, it seems like production for the Batman 2 has been delayed as Midgard Times reported that filming for the highly anticipated sequel has been pushed back to March 2024. This could due to the ongoing WGA writer’s strike that’s halted a number of productions. But, thankfully, it doesn’t deter the film’s release date in October 2025.
Is there a trailer for The Batman 2?
No, there isn’t a trailer for The Batman 2 at the time of writing.
However, you can watch the amazing first trailer for The Batman below:
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The Batman 2 plot: What will it be about?
The Batman leaves our hero and Gotham City in a unique position that no other Batman film has attempted. While Bruce Wayne may have foiled The Riddler’s plans to eliminate Gotham’s mayor-elect Bella Reál, the city itself is completely submerged underwater. No doubt influenced by the well-known No Man’s Land storyline and Scott Snyder’s New 52 run Zero Year, Gotham City is vulnerable to a devastating hostile takeover.
There are a lot of rumors about Hush joining the cast as an antagonist of the sequel, but this is yet to be confirmed. For those not in the know, Hush is an alternate alter ego of the Riddler, aka our last villain, though no doubt the movie will put some new spin on the character.
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Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves have both expressed interest in bringing in the Court of Owls and eventual side-kick Dick Grayson (AKA Robin). Made up of Gotham’s wealthiest families and corrupt socialities, the Court of Owls is a secret society that has pulled Gotham’s strings for decades. Matt Reeves has shown us is extremely capable of handling ambitious scope, so the debuting this villainous society would be right in his wheelhouse.
It would be a drastic departure from Robin’s usual origin story, but integrating Dick Grayson into the Court could be a fresh way to introduce the character. The Court is known for kidnapping children from the Circus and training them to be highly skilled assassins known as Talons. With Grayson’s origins lying within The Flying Grayson’s circus act, it would be a bold take for sure.
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The Batman 2 cast: Who’s in it, and will there be any new characters?
When The Batman 2 eventually releases it will of course feature Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/The Batman. Jeffrey Wright and Andy Serkis will likely return as Lieutenant James Gordon and Batman’s loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth respectively. Zoë Kravitz may return as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, but the character has left Gotham City for Blüdhaven (Nightwing’s future stomping ground).
Colin Farrell’s The Penguin will be seen next in his HBO Max show, but will definitely be out to stake their claim for Gotham’s criminal underworld. Paul Dano could appear in a reduced role behind the bars of Arkham Asylum as The Riddler, accompanied by his new friend ‘Unseen Arkham Prisoner’ aka The Joker played by Barry Keoghan.
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The latter’s role was merely a tease in the closing moments of The Batman, but the film’s tie-in website Rataalada (from the film itself) has revealed a cipher that suggests we’ll see them both up in a team-up situation in the future. When asked, Keoghan told Etalk “I can’t really say anything about that … It would be exciting wouldn’t it?”
There have also been rumors about Dick Grayson, AKA Robin/Nightwing, joining Batman’s side, and Clayface joining the rogues gallery, though this is yet to be confirmed.
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We’ll update this space upon further announcements.
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