Director Matt Reeves revealed the actors through individual social media posts.

The Batman Part 2 confirms Scarlett Johansson joining cast alongside Robert Pattinson, DC veterans, and more

Director Matt Reeves revealed the actors through individual social media posts.

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May 14, 2026 12:32 p.m. ET

Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman in 'The Batman'. Credit: Jonathan Olley/DC Comics/Warner Bros.

- *The Batman Part II* director Matt Reeves confirmed the movie's main cast in a series of social media posts.

- He named a number of returning players from the first movie, as well as newcomers.

- The sequel, in theaters in 2027, will star Robert Pattinson and Scarlett Johansson, along with some DC veterans.

After some early reports, director Matt Reeves has officially confirmed the cast for *The Batman Part II*.

Those who've followed Reeves on social media know that GIFs are among his preferred methods for teasing the stars of his movies. Starting Wednesday, the filmmaker began posting a series of social media blasts to confirm the returning vets from 2022's *The Batman,* as well as its sequel's newcomers.

** previously reported that two Marvel alumni, Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson, were circling roles in the sequel. Stan was even featured in an Instagram video amid his training for the role of Harvey Dent, the future Batman baddie Two-Face.

Reeves officially confirmed Johansson's casting in a post on Thursday.

Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon in 'The Batman'.

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Rejoining Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne/Batman are Jeffrey Wright as Gotham PD's Jim Gordon, Andy Serkis as Bruce's butler/father figure Alfred Pennyworth, Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb/the Penguin, Jayme Lawson as Gotham City Mayor Bella Reál, and Gil Perez-Abraham as Officer Martinez. Reeves officially confirmed the castings through individual posts on X/Twitter.

Some likened the reveals to the rollout for *Avengers: Doomsday*, when Marvel unveiled the first cast members for the film with close-ups of individual chairs labeled with the actors' names. But this is a very Reeves move, coming with individually wrapped notes for each star.

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*The Batman Part II* is set for release on Oct. 1, 2027. Reeves has been giving hints about the story through interviews and on social media.

Earlier this month, he posted test shots of the Batmobile driving through a snowy setting. The caption read, "#SnowTires." This was followed by another test shot of an explosion and the note, "Just over here having a little fun…"

Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb in the season finale of 'The Penguin'.

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Reeves wrote the sequel's script with fellow scribe Mattson Tomlin (*Terminator: Zero*), and the director has already teased that the prime villain has "never really been done in a movie before."

Story details are still trickling in, but the creative team also confirmed that HBO's drama *The Penguin* acts as "the bridge between" *The Batman* and *The Batman Part II, *with showrunner Lauren LeFranc telling EW, "We're going almost directly into the second film Matt has planned."

As for the cliffhanger of the season 1 finale of *The Penguin*, Reeves said, "We're kind of flicking you at the end to say the story's not over. The idea that Oz and these characters could be on a collision course at some point with Batman, that's of course out there. So we wanted to leave you with a sense of that, without overshadowing that this is really the completion of the story."

*Story developing...*

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