You can almost feel the cold coming off Gotham already.
Snow whipping across the Batmobile. Streetlights cutting through the dark. Robert Pattinson’s bruised and battered Batman somewhere in the middle of it all. And now, Matt Reeves has added even more heavyweight names to the shadows surrounding The Batman: Part 2.
The Batman: Part 2 is officially expanding its cast with Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan joining the film ahead of its October 1, 2027 release.
Robert Pattinson returns as the Dark Knight. Reeves is back in the director’s chair and confirmed the casting news himself on social media. Posting a gif of Johansson, he wrote: “Next exit, Gotham…Welcome.” In another post featuring Stan, Reeves added: “In a Gotham state of mind… Welcome.”
Next exit, Gotham… Welcome. 🦇🦇 pic.twitter.com/d0zSwOT7bm
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) May 14, 2026
The returning cast is stacked with familiar faces from the first film. Jeffrey Wright is back as James Gordon, Colin Farrellreturns as Penguin, and Andy Serkis reprises his role as Alfred Pennyworth.
Reeves also revealed that Charles Dance, Sebastian Koch, and Brian Tyree Henry have joined the cast as well, although their roles remain under wraps.
Earlier this month, Reeves dropped what looked like the first visual tease of the sequel. A snow-covered Batmobile sitting in the middle of a winter storm, captioned simply: “#SnowTires.” The image hinted that Gotham may be heading into its harshest season yet.
The sequel has already faced questions about its lengthy timeline. James Gunn, now overseeing the revamped DC Universe, recently defended the five-year gap between films and pushed back at frustrated fans, saying they shouldn’t be “entitled.”
In a Gotham state of mind… Welcome. 🦇🦇 pic.twitter.com/K3bCD83zCI
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) May 14, 2026
Gunn also shut down rumours that Robin would appear in the sequel.
Even with Gunn steering the larger DC Universe following last summer’s Superman starring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, Reeves’ Batman universe remains separate from the main continuity.
And honestly, that separation may be exactly why this version works.
The first film carved out its own grim identity, powered by Pattinson’s haunted performance and a Gotham that looked permanently soaked in rain, corruption, and exhaustion. As NME wrote in its four-star review, “Michael Giacchino’s doomy, Nirvana-sampling soundtrack is Batman’s best yet.”
Now, with Johansson and Stan stepping into Reeves’ frozen Gotham, the sequel suddenly feels even bigger, stranger, and more dangerous.
Could The Batman: Part 2 become the definitive Batman sequel of this generation?
