In a recent interview at the Emmy’s, director Matt Reeves teases what’s to come in The Batman Part II. Reeves spoke to Josh Horowitz, as you can see below, but here’s the transcript of what he had to say.
“Well, it’s funny, because I had a lot of ideas, and then Mattson Tomlin, who is my writing partner, we began the process of this by doing another deep dive into the comics, exploring the ideas that I’d had, and he gave me some of the ideas he’d had. We sat together and watched a lot of movies, honestly. Not all movies are from the realm of Gotham.”
“Just to explore where this story…I knew with the way The Batman ended, it was leaving us on the precipice. Also, the way events happen in The Penguin. There is an exploration to be had, and one of the explorations for me was to do something that pushes even further into the character of Bruce Wayne.”
“The first story is so much about The Batman. I always wanted in the movies, and let’s say we get to make three—I have no idea—that I always wanted the movies to be focused on his character. A lot of the other films, which I love, once you get past the origin tale, then you start telling the rogues’ gallery story and that character’s arc.”
“I never wanted to lose Rob at the centre of these stories, so that is what we really set our aim on. Picking the right villain that digs into what that does and goes into his past and his life, that was what drove that discussion. We’re super excited about it, and I will say, it’s never really been done in a movie before.”
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Not that he needed to, but Reeves also confirmed again that this movie is not a part of the new DCU.
“We haven’t talked about anything like that. We have had conversations about how things could work and all that kind of stuff, just in general. So, of course, it would be a lot of fun. What I really want to do is play out these stories that we began and arrive at the conclusion I’ve hoped we would arrive at from the beginning. It’s very exciting.”
Reeves didn’t quite say he’d like to make a DCU film in the future one day. However, Reeves did say he was flattered that Gunn would like to give him that chance one day.
“First of all, I’m flattered. That’s very kind of James to say. It would be really exciting to work with them, of course. We’re working with them on The Batman Part II. I mean, it’s a DC, so, like, it’s Elseworld, but it is DC, so it’s theirs as well. What the future brings and what I am doing will become clear when it comes.”
The Batman Part II is set to be released in theatres on October 1, 2027.
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