Robert Pattinson Returns! ‘The Batman 2’ Gets Official Release Date and Title

Back to the Batcave. Robert Pattinson‘s caped crusader will return in a sequel to the March 2022 film The Batman.

Warner Bros. confirmed the follow-up film at CinemaCon in late April 2022, just a little less than two months after The Batman hit theaters.

“Thank you all for your tremendous support for The Batman,” Reeves told the crowd at CinemaCon in Las Vegas when the announcement was made. “We couldn’t have gotten here without the faith and enthusiasm of all your teams around the world. I’m excited to jump back into this world for the next chapter.”

Pattinson previously said that though he took a long break from franchises after wrapping the five-film Twilight Saga in 2012, he actually hoped to return as the DC Comics superhero and show his growth.

“It was so fun doing it. I’m down to do this for as many times as people want to see it, really,” he told Fandango in February 2022 ahead off the first film’s release. “I’ve talked to Matt about the idea of doing a trilogy. I know it would be wonderful. I really, really enjoyed the process, and it’s such a fun character to play. Yeah, that’d be lovely.”

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In the same interview, Zoë Kravitz, who plays Catwoman/Selina Kyle, added that she wanted to see Pattinson’s young Bruce Wayne evolve from goth hermit into the billionaire playboy. “I think because Bruce is such a recluse in this film, to see Bruce evolve into the person that knows that he has to perform and be on a yacht with [Gotham’s high society] — that’s a really fun journey to go on,” she said.

Even before the sequel was confirmed, plot speculation began. Pattinson revealed he has a personal preference when it comes to adapting comic book arcs.

“I was definitely kind of thinking Court of Owls is probably gonna be in the sequel,” Pattinson told Vanity Fair in March 2022. “It definitely seems like — well, I mean, I am literally just guessing, I just keep saying it.”

The Court of Owls is an organization formed by Gotham’s most wealthy and powerful families, and they are pulling all the strings in Gotham for their own benefit. Considering how the first film explained Gotham’s politics and the power of the wealthy people who shaped the city, it’s easy to see why Pattinson is theorizing that those themes will be explored further.

Find out everything we know so far about Pattinson’s The Batman sequel below:

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In January 2023, new DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran announced that The Batman Part II will hit theaters on October 3, 2025. 

While Pattinson was the only confirmed cast member when the sequel was announced in April 2022, the film left the door open for other stars to return, including Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth. Colin Farrell could also return as The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot, but that will likely depend on what happens to his character in his HBO Max spinoff series.

Matt Reeves will return to helm the second film. The War for the Planet of the Apes filmmaker cowrote the 2022 movie’s script with Peter Craig and is expected to help write the follow up.

While Pattinson hopes for a Court of Owls appearance, Reeves said he could envision Mr. Freeze in a sequel.

“In my view, I just feel drawn to finding the grounded version of everything. So to me it would be a challenge in an interesting way to try and figure out how that could happen, even the idea of something like Mr. Freeze, that such a great story, right?” he told Collider in February. “I think there’s actually a grounded version of that story, which could be really powerful and could be really great.”

The Joker (Barry Keoghan) appeared briefly at the very end of The Batman, and there wasn’t even a clear shot of his face. It seemed like the Dark Knight already put him behind bars, but Arkham Asylum is known for mastermind escapees.

Reeves is keeping the title for Pattinson’s next outing simple. In January 2023, Gunn and Safran confirmed that the sequel is called The Batman Part II.