Matt Reeves says the villain in The Batman Half II might be in contrast to any beforehand seen on display screen.
The director, 59, is about to helm the follow-up to his 2022 movie The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson because the caped crusader, and has now promised its antagonist “by no means actually been carried out in a movie earlier than”.
Matt additionally informed Selection the upcoming film’s story will shift its focus in the direction of its hero Bruce Wayne, who will once more be performed by Robert, 39, after the primary instalment positioned higher emphasis on Batman’s early years as Gotham’s masked vigilante.
The movie is because of start filming in spring 2026, with a theatrical launch deliberate for October 2027.
Matt mentioned: “In quite a lot of the opposite movies, which I like, when you get previous the origin story, which we didn’t fairly do, however we did one thing that referred to his origins, you then begin telling the Rogues Gallery story and that character’s type of arch.
“However I by no means wished to lose Robert on the middle of those tales, and so that’s actually what we set our goal on.”
Talking about how the sequel’s strategy formed the selection of villain, Matt added: “The antagonist for The Batman Half II has by no means actually been carried out in a film earlier than.”
He mentioned secrecy across the challenge is paramount, revealing: “We put (the script) right into a secret pouch that actually has a lock on it with a code.
“Robert was in New York on the time, and every little thing is excessive safety.”
Matt’s first Batman movie was launched in March 2022 and proved a significant field workplace success.
In line with Warner Bros, it grossed greater than $770 million worldwide, making it one of many highest-earning movies of that 12 months regardless of the lingering results of the Covid-19 pandemic on cinemas.
The movie earned over $134 million in its home US opening weekend, cementing itself because the second-biggest opening of 2022 at that time.
Internationally, it carried out strongly within the UK, Mexico and Brazil, contributing to its international haul.
Starring alongside Pattinson had been Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton, Colin Farrell as Oswald ‘The Penguin’ Cobblepot and Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon.
The movie’s industrial and demanding success offered momentum for Matt and DC Studios to maneuver ahead with the sequel, which has been underneath growth since shortly after its launch.
