Summary
Matt Reeves’The Batman Part 2is set for release in theaters on August 04, 2025, with fans eagerly anticipating the follow up to 2022’sThe Batman, which grossed $771 million worldwide.The Batmanwas positively received by fans and critics alike, butit’s unclear if there will be any further entries in this iteration of The Dark Knight, after Part 2 comes out, meaning this upcoming sequel really needs to stick the landing and act as a fitting conclusion to the story.
Robert Pattinson will reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and is the only actor officially confirmed to return forThe Batman Part 2. Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Barry Keoghan and Colin Farrell are also very likely to return for the sequel. Filming is finally set to begin in April 2025, after many delays. Fans will have the upcoming release of the HBO Max spin-off series,The Penguin, to keep them busy untilThe Batman Part 2’s release. The 8 episode Colin Farrell led series is set for release in Fall 2024
How can The Batman Part 2 act as a fitting conclusion?
The Batman Part 2has faced a number of issues since it was announced after the massive success ofThe Batmanin 2022. Filming was initially planned to get underway in November 2023, but due to Hollywood’s Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes,The Batman Part 2was delayed, and these plans were put on hold.
While the WGA strike came to an end in September 2023, the SAG-AFTRA strike didn’t conclude until November 2023. Filming will eventually get going in April 2025 for a release in theaters on June 08, 2025, more than four years after the previous entry. This has led to speculation thatThe Batman Part 2could be the last movie in Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s version, meaning the upcoming sequel must serve as a fitting conclusion to the story. Here’s whatThe Batman Part 2needs to do to stick the landing and end on a high:
A Top Notch Villain
Paul Dano’sRiddler’s best riddleshelped him become a formidable villain inThe Batman, and he proved to be a major threat to Batman and Jim Gordon during their quest to bring him to justice. Riddler will be a really tough act to follow inThe Batman Part 2, but the upcoming sequel really needs to pick a villain who can live up to expectations.
Barry Keoghan’s version of the Joker was teased at the end of The Batman, and he is apossible villain for the sequel. Keoghan’s star has risen significantly in Hollywood since the release ofThe Batmanin 2022, making him even likelier to be the focus ofThe Batman Part 2.
Keoghan is one of the best actors around at the moment, and a fully-fledged Joker-centric storyline inThe Batman Part 2would be a good way to go. In Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight Trilogy, Cillian Murphy’s Scarecrow was a fantastic villain inBatman Begins, but the second movie in the trilogy really hit the mark when Heath Ledger’s Joker turned up to wreak havoc in Gotham. It would be a good idea if Matt Reeves followed this route for his second, and possibly last, Batman movie.
A Shorter Run Time
2022’sThe Batmanwas a staggering near three hours long, and many fans weren’t happy about the movie being so long. However, this run time was ample time to set up the characters and the mystery at the center of the narrative.One difference would helpThe Batmansequelto succeed, and that is to tighten the story for Robert Pattinson’s potential last appearance as Batman.
It would be fine forThe Batman Part 2to be over two hours long, but anywhere near three hours, and fans will be waving goodbye to Pattinson’s version of Batman with no sentiment attached if the sequel drags on and on.
Batman Actually Solving The Case
Pattinson’s Batman isn’t actually a great detective in The Batman, as he often stumbles upon the answers to the clues and leaves the legwork to other characters while taking the majority of the credit. The Batman Part 2 needs to give Batman better detective skills, especially if he is to come up against The Joker, who will run rings around him if he’s not at his best.
What did a recent poll say about Robert Pattinson’s Batman?
As of 2024, ten different actors have portrayed Batman in both live-action films and on television, with many more voicing Batman in animated and video games. The entertainment websiteCoveredGeeklydecided to rank the six best ‘versions of the Caped Crusader to find out once and for all which actor did the best job of playing the iconic superhero.
