Johansson: Undisclosed Batman Role Brought Angst — SkimNews
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- Scarlett Johansson told Entertainment Tonight while promoting Paper Tiger that her role in The Batman: Part II pushed her outside her comfort zone, was “very hard to figure out” and prompted “a lot of existential angst.”
- Matt Reeves confirmed Johansson’s casting in May through an X post featuring only a GIF of her rearview-mirror reflection from the 2013 film Under the Skin, without identifying her character.
- Johansson was confirmed alongside Sebastian Stan and Brian Tyree Henry in three named but undisclosed roles, with all three identified as alumni of prior superhero films.
- Steven Soderbergh is currently leading production after Reeves, who helmed 2022’s The Batman, temporarily stepped away for a personal matter.
- Matt Reeves said the sequel will focus more on Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne after the first film heavily followed Batman, while keeping Pattinson at the center as the story moves past the origin tale into the Rogues Gallery.
Why it matters: The material change is a sequel that Reeves says will put more weight on Bruce Wayne after the first film centered Batman, with Johansson, Sebastian Stan and Brian Tyree Henry in three named but undisclosed roles. Even after the May casting confirmation, Johansson says she cannot describe the character.
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