Robert Pattinson has confirmed that “The Batman Part II” will swerve sharply away from the tone that made the first film a hit, describing the sequel as an entirely new interpretation of the character rather than a continuation of the same story.
Speaking to Collider while promoting his new film “Primetime,” Pattinson said the upcoming sequel carries a different energy than Matt Reeves’ 2022 original. “It’s so ambitious,” he said. “I sort of said the other day that the first one was a different take on a Batman movie, and this one is another. It’s a real left turn from the first one, but somehow it keeps elements of the kind of feel of it.” He added that he’s eager to see how the finished film turns out.
Reeves finished the script in June 2025, four years after Warner Bros. first greenlit a sequel in 2022. Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan have joined the cast alongside Charles Dance, Brian Tyree Henry and Sebastian Koch, though Warner Bros. has released almost nothing about their roles or the plot. The studio pushed the release date from October 2027 to Feb. 18, 2028, meaning nearly six years will separate the two films. DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has called such gaps between big-budget sequels common practice rather than a sign of trouble behind the scenes.
Speculation about the villain has intensified after set photos from London showed protesters outside a courthouse carrying signs reading “Court of Fowls” and “Court of Oligarchs,” fueling theories that the secret Gotham society known as the Court of Owls will anchor the story. Reeves has hinted at the same possibility without confirming it, telling an interviewer earlier this year that the film’s antagonist has “never really been done in a movie before.” Pattinson and co-star Paul Dano have both said in past interviews that they’d welcome the Court of Owls storyline reaching the screen, though Reeves has kept the details locked down.
Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Zoë Kravitz and Andy Serkis are expected to reprise their roles from the first film, which grossed more than $770 million worldwide and helped launch a spinoff series, “The Penguin.”
