‘The Batman’ Sequel: New Release Date, Cast & More on ‘The Batman 2’

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Robert Pattinson attends a special screening of The Batman at BFI IMAX Waterloo on February 23, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)

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Cue the Batman theme song because DC’s iconic superhero is returning to the Hollywood screen. The Batman Part II will serve as the highly anticipated sequel to the 2022 film The Batman. According to Forbes, director Matt Reeves offered insight into the second installment, stating, “As we enter into the next movie, there’s a lot more grey.” The 58 year old film director added,”There’s a lot more people at odds. There’s a lot more division in the city. It’s a lot more like our world is now, there’s a lot of turmoil because people are in their camps and they’re not communicating.”

Reeves has previously discussed his creative process while filming the first movie. Speaking with Vulture, he explained, “To me, moviemaking is trying to make sense of my world. Ever since I made movies as a kid, the idea of having a camera was that it was the one place where you could exert control in a world of chaos. That’s what he’s doing. He’s revisiting this idea of what happened to him in the past that he really can’t control, but he’s haunted by it. The idea of being masked is engaging with your shadow side, and there’s something instinctual that takes over. That is like the creative process.”

With the sequel now in development, Hollywood Life has compiled everything you need to know about The Batman Part II, from the release date to the cast.

(L-R) John Turturro, Colin Farrell, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Andy Serkis, and Jayme Lawson attend "The Batman" World Premiere on March 01, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Is Robert Pattinson Returning for The Batman Part II?

Yes! Robert Pattinson, who starred as Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader in the 2022 film, will reprise his role in Gotham City. Speaking of the setting, Gotham City became “a character” of its own. The Director told Vulture, “I wanted Gotham to be a character. So it took a tremendous amount of backstory.” He added, I also just wanted it to feel very visceral and gritty, but not identifiable, so that you couldn’t say New York is Gotham or Chicago must be Gotham. We wanted it to be a Gothic American City.”