Matt Reeves has been very busy with his projects tied to his Batman universe which began in 2022’s The Batman and has continued with the HBO series The Penguin. That series recently concluded its first season a few weeks ago and now attention has turned to Reeves’ sequel The Batman Part II. In Variety‘s latest Directors on Directors interview Reeves […]
Colin Farrell reveals how much of The Penguin we’ll see in The Batman Part II
The Penguin wrapped its critically acclaimed run, and Colin Farrell is already looking forward to being Oz Cobb again. Matt Reeves is busy away crafting a follow-up to his beloved 2022 film The Batman, with this year’s The Penguin serving as a launching pad for that new tale. Farrells tells The Hollywood Reporter that the future […]
Matt Reeves rules out “fantastical” villains for The Batman Part II, talks The Penguin connections
When director Matt Reeves boarded The Batman, his objective was to make a grounded and gritty film noir mystery set in Gotham City. With The Batman spin-off series The Penguin premiering later this month and The Batman Part II currently being written, Reeves has teased his plans for the sequel and how much more of this grounded reality fans can expect. The […]
Robert Pattinson’s Batman won’t appear in The Penguin series
You may have been asking for too much if you wanted The Batman in a Gotham-set spinoff. As we gear up for HBO’s The Penguin, set in the universe of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, writer and showrunner Lauren LeFranc revealed that Robert Pattinson’s Batman does not have a role in the series. However, the reason […]
Colin Farrell returns as The Penguin in teaser trailer for The Batman spin-off series
The Batman Part II may be delayed until 2026, but we are set to return to Matt Reeves’ Gotham City this fall in the spin-off series The Penguin. Colin Farrell returns to his role as Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobblepot/The Penguin as he attempts to fill the power vacuum and take control of Gotham’s criminal underworld. Watch the teaser […]
The Batman Part II delayed a full year into 2026
History is repeating itself somewhat as Warner Bros. has announced that Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II has been delayed a fully year from October 2025 to October 2026. The Batman similarly suffered from several release date shifts, mostly due to production delays and shutdowns during the pandemic, before settling on a March 4th, 2022 release. The […]
The Penguin series adds Jared Abrahamson in key recurring role
Max’s upcoming The Penguin series, which spins out of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, has just added another member to its cast. According to Deadline, Jared Abrahamson (The Changeling) has been cast for the eight-episode series. Exactly who he is playing is being kept under wraps for the moment, but it will be for a key recurring role […]
James Gunn doubles down on soft DC reboot, says Matt Reeves’ Arkham series will be DCU canon
If you were confused about the state of DC Studios and what will be “canon” during the upcoming reboot, buckle up for this development. James Gunn revealed via Threads that half of the work Matt Reeves is working on for DC will fall under James Gunn & Peter Safran’s DC Studios. Gunn took to social […]
Joel Edgerton and Josh Hartnett enter the race to play The Batman: Part II’s Harvey Dent
Being a political figure in Gotham City is never easy, especially if you’re the ill-fated Harvey Dent. It seems like Matt Reeves’ will explore this character’s bleak future in The Batman: Part II, the upcoming sequel to the hit 2021 film. A new report from Jeff Sneider via John Rocha’s The Hot Mic claims Reeves […]
Clayface reportedly wanted for The Batman: Part II villain role
DC Studios is no stranger to having multiple versions of one character happening. Hell, in the last decade or so, we’ve seen no less than five different Batman actors. But the most recent DC hot commodity is quite the strange one. Deadline recently broke a story focusing on Doctor Sleep‘s Mike Flanagan pitching his version […]
