A new update on The Batman – Part II, Matt Reeves’ planned follow-up to the 2022 DC film, has been given by The Batman star Jeffrey Wright. Wright was urged to share as much information as possible about his Part II character when he was talking with Variety about his Oscar-nominated performance in American Fiction.
Sadly, the Jim Gordon actor disclosed that he has yet to receive the highly anticipated sequel’s script, despite his earlier assurance to Variety that he would notify them as soon as he did. “Here’s the beginning, middle, and end laid out for you,” Wright said. “I didn’t read the script before.
The script is not here yet. I’m holding out for you. But what I’ll tell you is… When I receive it, I’ll give you a call. I will forward a copy to you immediately. The hairs on Matt Reeves’s back will stand up in the unlikely event that he hears this.”
Wright also mentioned the Hollywood studios’ preference to keep superhero movie scripts “on lockdown” to keep online spoilers from surfacing. “A paper version of the script for the first one, but they wanted to hold on to it after we were finished [shooting],” he disclosed as the only copy he ever had. These Mission: Impossible self-destructing files would be emailed to us. It’s extreme. It resembles five-step verification.”
When Will The Batman – Part II Begin Filming?
Warner Bros. and Reeves planned several spinoff projects including a direct sequel starring Robert Pattinson as the title vigilante after The Batman became critically and commercially successful. Together with directing, Reeves is co-writing the screenplay with Mattson Tomlin, who contributed uncredited work to the first film’s script.
Insiders have revealed that Dick Grayson will appear in Part II, however, storyline details are still being kept under wraps. Clayface and Hush are supposedly the front-runners for the villain role. August 2024 is anticipated to see the start of production on The Batman sequel at Warner Bros.
Studios, Leavesden, England. DC fans will be treated to The Penguin, a new Max limited series that will fill in the gaps between the two Batman movies, before the release of The Batman – Part II in 2025.
The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell, will follow the ascent to power of the title character as a Gotham crime lord, beginning one week after the events of The Batman.
The cast also features Michael Zegen as Sofia’s brother Alberto Falcone, Clancy Brown as gangster and mob boss Salvatore Maroni, and Cristin Milioti as the series’ main adversary, Sofia Falcone, the daughter of the late Carmine Falcone (played by John Turturro in The Batman). On October 3, 2025, The Batman – Part II is expected to release in theatres.
