The Batman: Half II is at present capturing, and the hype is surging with each new have a look at the set, or new teaser picture or footage that will get launched. That additionally contains any interviews being finished by the solid and crew of the movie, which offer the smallest of insights into the plot and character arcs of director Matt Reeves’ sequel. Thus far, all we all know is that the movie is ready in Gotham’s snowy season; there’s mounting proof the key society often called the Court docket of Owls is invovled, and the solid is an thrilling mixture of returning stars (Pattinson’s Batman, Colin Farrell’s Penguin) and newcomers who’ve been solid in main secret roles (Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Brian Tyree Henry).
One character who hasn’t been confirmed for The Batman 2, nonetheless, is The Joker. Batman’s nemesis appeared within the first movie in a really temporary teaser cameo that includes actor Barry Keoghan enjoying the function. After The Batman’s theatrical run, a deleted scene of Pattinson’s Batman assembly with the Joker at Arkham was launched and went viral. Numerous followers loved Keoghan’s Joker and have been hoping that he’ll present up in The Batman: Half II, however how possible is that hope?
Robert Pattinson is having one helluva run in 2026, with a cult-hit indie dramedy (The Drama) and two main blockbuster movies (The Odyssey and Dune: Half Three). Nevertheless, subsequent Pattinson will get a serious awards contender showcase within the psychological-thriller biopic Primetime, which follows NBC reporter Chris Hansen and his crew as they create the controversial TV actuality sequence To Catch a Predator.
Robert Pattinson Teases Joker’s Standing in The Batman 2
With Primetime opening in theaters this week, Pattinson is doing press for the movie, and fielding any questions he can reply about The Batman: Half II. The 2 jobs crossed over when EW identified that Pattinson’s efficiency as Chris Hansen in Primetime is being in comparison with The Joker. He took the reference in good stride, stating, “Oh, Jesus. I imply, it’s such an awesome half…however Barry’s the person.”
Pattinson went on to recount filming the Batman and Joker scene in The Batman, and likewise threw a small cloud of doubt over whether or not we’ll really get to see Joker in The Batman sequel: “I cherished doing that scene with him a lot. I like Barry as effectively. I feel he’s such an outstanding actor. It was so enjoyable doing that stuff with him.” He then added the conspicuous point out that “Yeah, I would like him to do it. I’m way more curious about that.”
Some followers are taking that assertion as an inadvertent inform that Barry Keoghan isn’t in The Batman: Half II, no less than not in any vital function in the principle story arc. Different followers are taking it to imply that Pattinson was merely indicating that he wouldn’t wish to play the function of Joker – particularly with Keoghan doing his factor. As a top-notch actor, it’s not possible to essentially discern any clear reality from Pattinson’s assertion, and that could be the complete level.
Superhero films have been identified to movie shock cameos simply earlier than launch, so it’s completely believable for Robert Pattinson and different main solid members to complete filming on The Batman: Half II earlier than Keoghan is introduced in to movie any cameo or post-credits scenes because the Joker, with not one of the different solid conscious he’s within the movie. Even actors who share scenes movie individually and by no means really meet in individual. It’s Hollywood!
Matt Reeves has been very coy about whether or not he included Joker within the sequel, way back to speaking to ComicBook after the primary movie’s launch. ” I don’t know that the Joker could be within the subsequent film, however I can inform you that right here’s what you’re seeing is an early days model of this character, and hassle, as at all times, is brewing in Gotham,” Reeves stated on the time. This 12 months has been a ping-pong recreation of confirmations and denials that Joker is in The Batman: Half II. Over the summer season, rumors unfold that scheduling conflicts saved Keoghan from becoming a member of the sequel, whereas some commerce retailers have claimed that he’s within the movie.
We’ll discover out when The Batman: Half II hits theaters on February 18, 2028.