The Villain of THE BATMAN: PART II Will Reportedly Be Hush
Director Matt Reeves is deep in development on The Batman: Part II, but there’s so little information on what the story will entail. We’ve heard that The Penguin spinoff series will lead into the sequel, and it’s been teased that The Joker will be involved in some way as well. We don’t really know what Robert Pattinson’s Batman will find himself up against in the next chapter of the story.
However, Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman is reporting that the film will introduce the notable villain Hush into the franchise. He also says that the sequel is on track to start production in the summer 2024.
Hush made his first appearance in the 2003 Batman #609 comic during the 12-part Hush storyline, created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee. Hush's true identity is Dr. Thomas Elliot, a brilliant surgeon and childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego. Driven by jealousy and a desire for wealth and power, Elliot becomes a formidable adversary for Batman. He adopts the alias "Hush" and embarks on a complex and long-running vendetta against the Dark Knight. Hush is known for his meticulous planning and ability to manipulate various other Batman rogues to achieve his goals. He also uses his medical expertise to orchestrate elaborate schemes, and his proficiency in hand-to-hand combat makes him a formidable physical opponent for Batman.
Hush is a great Batman character, and one of the things that I liked about the villain is that his arc is characterized by intricate plotting, psychological warfare, and a deep exploration of the dark and personal aspects of Batman's life. The villain is dark and in Detective Comics, Hush had his face surgically rebuilt to look like Bruce Wayne and assume Bruce's identity, dismantle his company, kill his friends and allies, and mutilate the real Bruce's corpse so he could be rid of Batman.
I can totally see Reeves’ wanting to play with this villain and also use him as a way to further explore his vision of Bruce Wayne/Batman. I hope this rumor is true, and I’d be curious to see how Reeves ends up incorporating the character into the story.
When previously talking about the Batman villains that Reeves would be interested in bringing to The Batman universe, he said: "There are so many [characters]. I think Hush is a really interesting one to do. I'll choose Hush. That doesn't mean that the next [villain] will be Hush. I just want to say, there are so many. And what we would do next, what we're going to do next if we have that opportunity, it's still in the planning stages and I have a lot of ideas. So please don't latch onto this and say, 'Hey, they're doing the Hush movie!'"
He added: "That's a character that I love, that I would love to see done, and maybe we'll get the opportunity to do it. But there are many, there are many [characters]."
If this rumor is true, then it looks like Reeves is running forward with Hush! What do you think about the possibility of Hush being the main villain in The Batman: Part II? The movie scheduled to open in theaters on October 3, 2025.