Matt Reeves Shares First Look At Robert Pattinson In ‘The Batman Part II’ — SkimNews
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- Matt Reeves shared a first-look teaser of Robert Pattinson suited as Batman in The Batman Part II, confirming the sequel's push from October 1, 2027 to February 18, 2028.
- The teaser shows Batman from behind in the rain, slowly turning toward the camera as police lights flash, ending on Pattinson's stare and the film's logo with its new date.
- Robert Pattinson told Deadline at The Drama premiere the script is "extraordinary" and the sequel will be "very, very different" from the 2022 original, adding it's "taking some big swings."
- Colin Farrell, who reprises Oswald "Oz" Cobb (The Penguin), called the script a "contemporary genre masterwork" on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, calling it "dense, really really intelligent, so deep and detailed."
- Farrell singled out Pattinson's arc, saying Reeves "is going to make an extraordinary film" and that the star has "got such a lovely journey to go on and take the audience through."
Why it matters: The four-month delay (from October 1, 2027 to February 18, 2028) pushes the marquee DC sequel further out, but unified rave reviews from leads Pattinson and Farrell — labeling the script an "extraordinary" "contemporary genre masterwork" — signal the studio is betting creative ambition justifies the wait for its flagship DC property.
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