Matt Reeves says the villain in The Batman Part II will be unlike any previously seen on screen.
Matt Reeves says the villain in The Batman Part II will be unlike any previously seen on screen
The director, 59, is set to helm the follow-up to his 2022 film The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader, and has now promised its antagonist “never really been done in a film before”.
Matt also told Variety the upcoming movie’s story will shift its focus towards its hero Bruce Wayne, who will again be played by Robert, 39, after the first instalment placed greater emphasis on Batman’s early years as Gotham’s masked vigilante.
The film is due to begin filming in spring 2026, with a theatrical release planned for October 2027.
Matt said: “In a lot of the other films, which I love, once you get past the origin tale, which we didn’t quite do, but we did something that referred to his origins, then you start telling the Rogues Gallery story and that character’s sort of arch.
“But I never wanted to lose Robert at the center of these stories, and so that is really what we set our aim on.”
Speaking about how the sequel’s approach shaped the choice of villain, Matt added: “The antagonist for The Batman Part II has never really been done in a movie before.”
He said secrecy around the project is paramount, revealing: “We put (the script) into a secret pouch that literally has a lock on it with a code.
“Robert was in New York at the time, and everything is high…
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