Directed by Matt Reeves Batman became a bonafide box office success after minting $770 million at the global box office, many fans expected a sequel to the anti-hero feature. And now the filmmaker has confirmed that the second part of last year’s Bat-Man is indeed in the works.
In an interview with Collider, Reeves said he’s pretty excited about the movie, as building the Batverse from scratch has been his “passion project.” “We are working on a film. I’ll tell you like this. We’re deep into it and my partner and I text Mattson [Tomlin] and I’m writing and it’s really exciting and I’m really excited about what we’re doing,” the director said.
Not only did Reeves confirm the film, but he also added that Pattinson will return in the iconic role of the caped crusader: “(I’m) really excited to be doing it with Rob (Robert Pattinson) because I just think he’s such a special person and actor.”
The fact that Pattinson is returning in the lead role is big news considering how many of DC’s previous deals with actors have been scrapped recently after James Gunn and Peter Safran took over as heads of DC Studios along with DC’s. deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. A Wonder Woman movie with Gal Gadot is not happening and Henry Cavill will no longer play Superman. Meanwhile, there are reports that Jason Momoa will also not be seen in future Aquaman features.
Not just sequels, Reeves is also doing a miniseries with HBO centered around Batman villain Penguin, starring Colin Farrell. Earlier, speaking about the Batman universe, Reeves said: “Very, very soon we will start shooting The Penguin with Colin. This is super exciting. We have other things planned. […] I’m very, very excited about the BatVerse of what we’re doing, and I’m very excited about it.”
Release dates for Batman 2 and the Penguin series are not yet known.
