Paul Dano's Riddler will reportedly be back for The Batman 2 following his incarceration in Arkham Asylum and meeting with the Joker. However, as The Batman 2 moves onto a new lead antagonist, his role in the sequel will likely be far more minor than in the 2022 movie.
The Batman 2 will feature Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/The Batman, along with returning cast members Jeffrey Wright and Andy Serkis. Zoë Kravitz may return as Catwoman, and other characters like The Penguin, The Riddler, and possibly Joker and Robin/Nightwing are rumored to appear.
Barry Keoghan will return as the Joker in The Batman: Part II, the Irish actor has seemingly confirmed. The Saltburn star's appearance as the iconic Gotham villain was teased in the first instalment – which starred Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman – but he didn't actually feature in the final cut.
Summary. The rumored villain for The Batman - Part II - Clayface - could pose a problem for the movie's realism and tone. Toning down Clayface's more fantastical elements from DC Comics may be more challenging than it was for The Riddler in the first film.
There are no concrete details surrounding the plot for The Batman 2 at this stage, but after the events of the first movie, it's likely Gotham City will be more vulnerable than ever with a power vacuum emerging meaning we could see some kind of hostile takeover from a new villain.
While Barry Keoghan's Joker likely won't be the main villain of The Batman- Part II, an exciting new villain theory may rebuild the genius Joker origins from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy with Heath Ledger's version.
Summary. James Gunn debunks rumor about Robin and certain DC villains appearing in The Batman - Part II. Official details about The Batman - Part II's story are scarce. Clayface, Hush, Dick Grayson, Professor Pyg, and Scarecrow being in the film is "totally made up," according to James Gunn.
Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939). Batman: Three Jokers #1 (August 2020). In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne.
The three-issue storyline was written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson, began in August and concluded in October 2020. In Three Jokers, Batman, Batgirl and Red Hood follow a lead on the Joker, who appears to have been three different men all along.
In one of The Batman's final scenes, a foiled and jailed Riddler (Paul Dano) talks with an unseen figure in prison played by Barry Keoghan. Though brief, the scene leaves no doubt that Keoghan is playing Batman's greatest nemesis, The Joker.
In the cell next to The Riddler is none other than the Joker, his face scarred and mostly hidden from view. The Joker, one of Batman's most famous enemies from the comics and live-action adaptations, speaks to Edward Nashton (Riddler's real name) before offering him a riddle to solve.
And then the prisoner laughs. Yes, the Riddler is stuck in containment next to this universe's version of the Joker played Barry Keoghan, who had previously been announced as playing a GCPD officer named Stanley Merkel. Guess he really did have the last laugh.
According to a new report from Deadline, The Batman 2 has been delayed from October 23, 2025 to a whole year later, October 2, 2026. Deadline reports that the delay is because of last year's two strikes, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, delaying production across the industry.
Robert Pattinson plays Batman in Reeves' universe. The role will be recast for Muschietti's film. The Batman, which opened two years ago, grossed more than $772M at the global box office.
announced Tuesday that The Batman Part II has been delayed by nearly a full year. The much anticipated sequel to Pattinson and director Matt Reeves' moody superhero film The Batman will now hit theaters Oct. 2, 2026, rather than Oct. 3, 2025.
Later, Arthur goes to Arkham State Hospital and steals his mother's records, and finds out that he was in fact adopted, and that Thomas Wayne is not his father and that Penny is not his true mother.
The Joker then used his power to repeatedly kill Batman in the most grotesque and violent ways imaginable, highligting the lengths of the madman's depravity. The crowning acheivement was having vultures devour the Caped Crusader. Unfortunately, Joker was eroding the fabric of space and time with his antics.
Robin the Boy Wonder was actually Dick Grayson, the youngest of a family of circus aerialists, who witnessed his mother and father plunging to their deaths from a sabotaged trapeze. This murder was also observed by wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne.
Tim Drake can rival Batman's skills as a detective, and even exceed them. He proved his keen analytical mind when he deduced Batman and Robin's true identities based on context clues alone. More than that, Tim is the only Robin to volunteer for the position without personal loss as his motivation.
Hush (Thomas Elliot) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee, the character first appeared in Batman #609 in January 2003 as part of the twelve-issue storyline Batman: Hush.
