{"id":2032645,"date":"2025-09-18T20:43:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2032645"},"modified":"2025-09-18T20:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:43:43","slug":"dc-fans-get-a-cryptic-clue-as-to-the-batman-2-villain-as-director-matt-reeves-says-theyve-never-really-been-done-in-a-movie-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dc-fans-get-a-cryptic-clue-as-to-the-batman-2-villain-as-director-matt-reeves-says-theyve-never-really-been-done-in-a-movie-before\/","title":{"rendered":"DC fans get a cryptic clue as to The Batman 2 villain, as director Matt Reeves says they&#8217;ve &#8220;never really been done in a movie before&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" Barry Keoghan as Joker in The Batman deleted scene. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4urfbt_5vSlu0Upjc4Fggw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/total_film_411\/623ba2777e66e2a56b27958b1b374c2c\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With filming yet to have started on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/dc-movies\/the-batman-2-release-date-cast-story-guide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Batman 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Batman 2<\/a>, we&#8217;re still very much in the dark about which famous foe Robert Pattinson&#8217;s Caped Crusader will be facing off against in the sequel. Now, though, writer-director Matt Reeves has given us an intriguing clue as to who it might be&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I had a lot of ideas and then with Mattson Tomlin, my writing partner, began the process of deep-diving into the comics. We sat together and we watched a lot of movies, honestly, and not all the movies were from the realm of Gotham,&#8221; he told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j9mdvzqLT_Y\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Happy Sad Confused's Josh Horowitz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Happy Sad Confused&#8217;s Josh Horowitz<\/a> on the Emmys&#8217; red carpet on September 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;One of the explorations, for me, was to do something that pushes even further into the character of Bruce Wayne because the first story is so much about the Batman. I always wanted, in the movies, to make sure [they were] focused on his character. I never wanted to lose Rob at the center of these stories \u2013 and that&#8217;s what we set our aim on. So, we had to pick the right villain that digs into his past. I won&#8217;t tell you where we ended up but we&#8217;re super excited about it, and I will say it&#8217;s never really been done in a movie before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Released back in 2022, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/the-batman-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Batman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Batman<\/a> saw Pattinson&#8217;s titular vigilante, who&#8217;s only in his second year of dishing out justice, take on Paul Dano&#8217;s the Riddler, a mysterious serial killer targeting Gotham&#8217;s elite. Barry Keoghan cameoed as The Joker right at the very end of the film but given Reeves&#8217; comments and the fact that the Clown Prince has been portrayed many times before, it seems like he won&#8217;t be the big bad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other antagonists in the movie included John Turturro&#8217;s Carmine Falcone and Colin Farrel&#8221;s Oswald Cobb\/The Penguin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the years, big screen Batmans have also brawled with the likes of Bane, Scarecrow, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and more. We&#8217;ll just have to wait and see which Rogues Gallery member pops up this time around&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Batman 2 is set to release on October 1, 2027. For more, check out our guide to all the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-dc-movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:upcoming DC movies and TV shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">upcoming DC movies and TV shows<\/a> heading our way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Warner Bros. With filming yet to have started on The Batman 2, we&#8217;re still very much in the dark about which famous foe Robert Pattinson&#8217;s Caped Crusader will be facing off against in the sequel. 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