We’re nonetheless a methods off from seeing The Batman Half II, however Robert Pattinson says the sequel will lastly begin taking pictures on the finish of 2025.
The Batman Half II has been delayed repeatedly. Simply final month, director Matt Reeves revealed that the extremely anticipated sequel will lastly begin taking pictures this yr, and because of Robert Pattinson, we lastly have a tough concept of when that may occur. Sadly, it’s nonetheless a methods off. Whereas talking with Deadline on the crimson carpet of Mickey 17, Pattinson mentioned The Batman Half II will kick off manufacturing on the very finish of 2025.
Pattinson addressed the movie’s delay, saying, “It’s been a while… everything feels so long ago because COVID just erased three years.” When requested if he might reveal any plot particulars, Pattinson mentioned, “Not but, it’s cool, although. It’s cool.“
There’s been loads of rumours swirling concerning the sequel, together with what villains will seem, however we nonetheless don’t know a lot concerning the movie. Reeves teased final yr that DC Studios is “super excited” concerning the movie. “It’s going to dig into the epic story about deeper corruption, and it goes into places [Bruce Wayne] couldn’t even anticipate in the first one,” Reeves continued. “The seeds of where this goes are all in the first movie & it expands in a way that will show you aspects of the character you never got to see. Batman is constantly battling these forces. But those forces can’t be entirely exorcised. So the next movie delves deeper into that.” Corruption. Thriller. Batman. I prefer it. The director additionally confirmed that “Colin [Farrell] will be part of the movie” because the Penguin.
Whereas the Batman comics (and a number of the films) do embody loads of fantastical characters, Reeves is ready on conserving his model of Gotham Metropolis extra grounded and life like. “What was important to me was to find a way to take these pop icons, these mythic characters that everybody knows, and translate it so that Gotham feels like a place in our world,” Reeves defined. “We might push to the edge of fantastical, but we would never go into full fantastical. It’s meant to feel quite grounded.“ Reeves still plans on making The Batman into a trilogy. “Yes, that is still the plan,” Reeves mentioned. “I mean, it’s sticking very closely to the path we envisioned.”
The Batman Half II is slated for an October 1, 2027 launch.
