The Batman: Half II is now formally transferring into manufacturing, with filming set to start out in April or early Might 2026, in response to director Matt Reeves.

Reeves, who wrote the script for the sequel with Mattson Tomlin, additionally shared a teaser for who the villain could be when speaking on the Emmys pink carpet with Josh Horowitz of Glad Unhappy Confused.  Reeves shared that, for his Batman motion pictures, he wished to push “even additional into the character of Bruce Wayne as a result of the primary story is a lot about The Batman.” 

He added, “I at all times wished the flicks to be targeted on his character… I by no means wished to lose [Robert Pattinson, who plays Bruce Wayne] as the middle of those tales and so that’s what we set our purpose on—so choosing the villain that digs into what that does, that goes into his previous and his life—that was what drove that dialogue.” 

If that wasn’t sufficient to intrigue followers, he additionally stated that what we’ll see in The Batman: Half II has “by no means actually been performed in a film earlier than.”

The rogues gallery is huge, however there are a couple of villains that would match the outline Reeves laid out. Essentially the most direct, maybe, is Hush. Hush, aka Tommy Elliot, was childhood associates with Bruce. In contrast to Bruce, nevertheless, he’s a sociopath who tried and did not homicide his dad and mom for cash and, as soon as he and Bruce have been grown-ups, he concocts a revenge scheme on Bruce as a result of he blames Bruce’s father for saving his dad and mom’ lives and thus ruining his moneymaking endeavor. 

Hush is much from the one candidate, after all. Reactor’s Slack was abuzz with different prospects, together with the felony syndicate The Court docket of Owls, which has been round since Gotham’s founding, in addition to Hugo Unusual and Pink Hood. Different names that popped up embrace Scarface, Calendar Man, Mad Hatter, and Man Bat (you by no means know!). 

The chances are many, and the speculating is enjoyable whereas we watch for extra information on the sequel, together with who will finally be solid as stated villain.