THE BATMAN Director Matt Reeves Shares First Details About the Highly Anticipated Sequel
Fans have been looking forward to The Batman Part II ever since the first film was released. Director Matt Reeves has a unique vision of Gotham City, and we are eager to see where the story goes next.
Reeves has kept this next plot line under wraps, but he has finally given us just a small morsel of info to chew on while we wait for the full synopsis.
During a recent interview with SFX Magazine (via CBM), Reeves teased:
"We've shared [the script] as we've been going along with DC, and they're super excited. 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."
Deeper corruption than the Penguin? Sounds good to me. Although he was tight-lipped about which characters we can see in the sequel, Reeves did indicate that certain "fantastical" characters are off the table.
"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.
We might push to the edge of fantastical, but we would never go into full fantastical. It's meant to feel quite grounded."
Co-writer Mattson Tomlin previously confirmed reports that cameras are set to begin rolling in 2025. He explained to ScreenRant:
"It's shooting next year. We're gearing up, and I will say that the bar just couldn't be higher. It's the sequel to the first one. But also, Matt [Reeves] is like no other.
In the five years now that I've been working with him as closely as I have, I've tried to absorb as much as humanly possible from him, and I'm so grateful for the time that I get to spend with him, because he is a true artist who is operating in a world where sometimes art doesn't get to flourish, and he's trying to make something that really matters.
So to be able to just be on the ride and be part of that process, it's pretty unbelievable, pretty tremendous. I'm psyched for the movie."
We are also psyched for this movie! I can’t wait to hear more about it, and we will let you know as soon as we do. The Batman Part II is set to hit theaters on October 2, 2026.