Recent news is the reboot of the DC super heroic universe supervised by James Gunn and the sequel to "The Batman" - critical and public success from director Matt Reeves - will lead the way in the "Elseworlds" category, together with the sequel to "Joker ” starring Joaquin Phoenix.
Already distinguished with its first chapter for high quality values, " The Batman Part 2 " will boast the return of a Robert Pattinson in the role of the Dark Knight - words of the director - no less compelling than what has already been seen in the past.
Officialized in April last year during CinemaCon and announced the title in January 2023, it is expected in cinemas for October 3, 2025 .
Given the not exactly short wait, it is better to deceive her by taking stock of the situation with the information gathered so far.
As we said, Pattinson's performance has already proved to be fully convincing with the first film, perfectly akin to the gloomy and gloomy atmosphere that animates the film. However, it was ironic for a long time - especially Jimmy Kimmel among many - on the fact that the actor was preparing for years for the aforementioned role playing that of the vampire in the series "Twilight".
In truth it was thanks to convincing tests such as the one in "Good Time" of 2017 that he was able to win it, since the authors were just looking for an interpreter capable of best playing the role of a troubled and restless Bruce Wayne.
We still don't know which of the characters already met will return , but we could assume that Zoe Kravitz, Jeffery Wright and Andy Serkis will be reconfirmed in their respective roles of Catwoman, Commissioner Gordon and Alfred.
We also know very little about the plot, however we discover - according to the director's affirmation during an interview with Collider - that "The Batman 2" will be closely connected to the HBO Max spin-off miniseries "The Penguin", starring Colin Farrel still in the role of the Penguin.
The news that Matt Reeves - already the author of successes such as Cloverfield and the two most recent films on "Planet of the Apes" - would also deal with the sequel to The Batman has aroused the joy of most fans of the bat man. In addition, according to an interview published in The Hollywood Reporter in August 2022, we discover that the director will again oversee the script , this time no longer with the help of his previous collaborator Peter Craig but together with Mattson Tomlin, already credited in The Batman for taking part in writing the script.
Also in the interview with Collider, Reeves explained what - in intention - the goal of the sequel wants to be: to further enhance the figure of Pattinson and build a story around him that allows his character to always remain effectively at the center of the plot . In fact, it often happens that, especially with the appearance of new villains, the emotional aspect of the protagonist becomes impoverished, and this is exactly the danger that we will try in every way to avoid.
The director also stated that he will shortly meet James Gunn and Peter Safran - the new executives of DC Studios - to make sure that the new DC cycle does not interfere with the plans related to his latest project and those that presumably will follow. Specifically, we will discuss the general plan and any ideas related to the "BatVerse", so as to be able to enhance the new path while keeping it one thing apart.
Let's not forget, among other things, that the imaginary linked to Batman will not be limited to the film saga edited by Reeves , but his universe will be explored even more in depth with further films and television series. In addition to the already mentioned spin-off "The Penguin" we are curious to know more about the series that will deepen the investigations conducted by the Gotham City Police Department on certain events related to Arkham Asylum. In short, there is a lot of irons in the fire, we can only wait for further news and at the same time remain confident.