It’s been a protracted anticipate The Batman: Half II, and it’s solely getting longer. By the point Matt Reeves’ extremely anticipated sequel lands in theaters on October 1, 2027, it should have been over 5 years since Robert Pattinson first donned the cape and cowl.
Whereas the delay has been irritating for followers, there have been loads of behind-the-scenes elements slowing issues down, from final 12 months’s WGA strikes to reviews of Reeves coping with private issues.
Pattinson just lately spoke concerning the sequel’s manufacturing timeline, joking, “I began out as younger Batman and I’m going to be f**ing previous Batman by the sequel.”*
Talking with Technikart Journal, he confirmed that filming received’t start till late this 12 months, after he wraps up Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. When pressed for particulars about that mission, Pattinson laughed, “I’ve completely no proper to inform you, I am unable to even inform you the place we’ll shoot. It’s prime secret!”
However when it got here to The Batman: Half II, he stated: “I will shoot [The Batman Part II] after The Odyssey, on the finish of the 12 months. I solely have a obscure thought of the script.”
Naturally, followers have been questioning if Pattinson’s Darkish Knight will face off with Barry Keoghan’s Joker, who was briefly teased within the first movie. His reply? “Yeah, no, I do not know. Doubtlessly…”
Not precisely affirmation, however actually not denial both.
Keoghan himself has been vocal about desirous to discover his tackle the Clown Prince of Crime, saying, “It’s an enormous one, however I’m going to say that, if the chance took place, sure, I’d like to discover, and given the chance, actually dive into it. However I’ve not been contacted, I’ve not heard something.”
Keoghan’s Joker was launched in The Batman throughout a quick Arkham Asylum scene, the place he shared a cryptic change with Paul Dano’s Riddler. Warner Bros. later launched an prolonged deleted scene the place Batman consults Joker in an try to grasp the Riddler’s motives.
A full-fledged Joker storyline in The Batman franchise looks like an apparent course, however Reeves has remained tight-lipped on what his plan for Joker is.
Reflecting on touchdown the function of Btman, Pattinson described it as nearly cosmic destiny: “I wait a very long time typically for a film or a filmmaker, and sure, there’s additionally an enormous component of luck.
“Hear, for The Batman, it was very unusual. I by no means auditioned, and I had by no means performed a superhero earlier than. Two or three years earlier than I received the half, I began fascinated about it, after I actually had no probability of enjoying Batman. After which, slowly, it was like an alignment of planets.”
The Batman: Half II can be launched in theaters on October 1, 2027.
