* Scarlett Johansson is in talks to join the cast of Robert Pattinson’s second Batman movie, PEOPLE confirms.
* *The Batman Part II* will pick up after the events in the 2022 movie directed by Matt Reeves and starring Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Johansson is in "final negotiations" to join the film. Details of her role haven't been disclosed.
* Zoë Kravitz, who starred as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Batman, is not expected to return for the sequel, Variety reported. In August, Warner Bros. announced that filming for *Part II* will begin in spring 2026. It is scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 1, 2027, more than five years after *The Batman* opened.
Kuandtity2025-12-04 14:07
Starting filming in spring and opening a year later? No chance that happens
PayneTrain1819992025-12-04 14:28
12 months is a fairly standard time for big blockbuster films to go from filming to releasing.
I am glad that Doomsday and Secret Wars are both getting roughly 18 months each, they know they have to get them right.
MrMojoRising4222025-12-04 14:30
it starts filming in april/may of 2026 and releases october 2027, that's an incredible normal timeline for a blockbuster movie.
HaHaYouThoughtWrong2025-12-04 13:53
they're recasting Batman? You know, out of everyone I believe she's the next best person to play Bruce Wayne.
mipanzuzuyam2025-12-04 14:18
I think she'd make a better Alfred
PayneTrain1819992025-12-04 14:26
Nah, Bane.
HaHaYouThoughtWrong2025-12-04 14:30
I can already imagine the "should've been me" memes when she breaks Batman's back
disablednerd2025-12-04 14:51
DC better snap her up for Alfred before Marvel casts her as a recast from Aunt May
thelochteedge2025-12-04 14:26
I saw a similar comment on IG last night “she looks NOTHING like Batman” well yeah let’s see her with the cowl on first.
HaHaYouThoughtWrong2025-12-04 14:31
great minds think alike
Altruistic-Hotel28192025-12-04 14:58
I'm pretty sure she could do it.
HawkeyeGild2025-12-04 13:54
I mean she died in MCU so better to move to DC than wait for a Marvel rebirth
the_doughboy2025-12-04 13:58
She died and then she had her own movie.
Hyper-Sloth2025-12-04 14:21
Sure, but it was a prequel and they have already moved on from that story with all of the other characters that were in it. I don't think there were ever plans for a sequel.
frezz2025-12-04 14:45
I think she's done with the character. If she wanted to come back, Marvel would find a way
BlackCat082025-12-04 15:14
Somehow, romanov returned
Tiiimmmaayy2025-12-04 14:33
Still one of the dumbest decisions ever.
mdp3002025-12-04 15:09
Supposedly, Ike Perlmuter was the one who kept delaying the Black Widow movie, because he didn't think a superhero movie with a woman in the lead would sell toys.
Tiiimmmaayy2025-12-04 15:20
Braindead decision. I, for one, would love a doll of a busty ScarJo. Preferably life size.
kickedoutatone2025-12-04 14:34
Her own movie that was stuck in limbo for the longest time, then dumped on Disney Plus where she didn't get paid correctly and lambasted Marvel over.
She ain't coming back.
N8CCRG2025-12-04 14:45
> and lambasted Marvel over
To be more accurate, successfully sued Disney for violating their contract with her.
lavahot2025-12-04 15:01
Oh, I didn't realize she won that suit. Good for her.
drifters742025-12-04 14:58
Which did bad in the box office IIRC
CPLTOF2025-12-04 15:03
And then was scammed and sued them and won a ton. She isnt coming back.
VaishakhD2025-12-04 14:05
They can still come back, nobody is really done at marvel. Rdj came back because money.
ipostatrandom2025-12-04 14:08
But as a different character. Im not entirely on board with that move either but gotta be honest about your story.
VaishakhD2025-12-04 14:13
I wont be surprised they brought back Chris Evans in a major role too. Evans hasnt had a successful role since endgame. Knives out is the only one I can think of but thats a Netflix movie. He will immediately jump back on board if offered a chance.
holdmyhandbaby2025-12-04 14:20
Pretty sure he's gonna be nomad
No_Way_4822025-12-04 14:25
The first knives out wasn't a Netflix movie. Netflix bought the rights to the franchise after the first one was a success
VaishakhD2025-12-04 14:28
I stand corrected, he hasn’t had a successful movie since 2019, the same year Endgame and Knives out released.
kickedoutatone2025-12-04 14:37
Didn't he say he was having a mini retirement?
Regardless, he already came back, and is all but confirmed to be in DD, probably SW as well.
After that, though, they're done. Marvel even said as much.
Marlboromatt3242025-12-04 15:15
I swore I read somewhere that Evan’s was just doing more work behind the camera now, so maybe that’s his little retirement.
ipostatrandom2025-12-04 16:20
I kept reading he wanted to shift to directing, but I havent heard anything about him actually doing it.
He might be, if so I just don't know about it.
Markus28222025-12-04 14:24
Somewhat different character. It’s all but confirmed that he’s a Tony variant due to the russos saying he’s the only one who could play him for “spoiler reasons” you don’t say that it’s a spoiler if it’s just one guy playing another entirely separate role
kickedoutatone2025-12-04 14:39
That doesn't mean he's a variant (though I'll agree that it's likely)
None of the Spider-Men are the same actor.
Markus28222025-12-04 14:44
I’d love an alternate explanation for why it’s a spoiler then. What about RDJs doom having to be played by that actor can be a spoiler other than he’s a variant or he looks like him without being a variant? I legitimately can’t think of any possibility other than those.
And the difference is that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield didn’t play characters in the mcu, they didn’t have their casting announced publicly and were kept (poorly) very hidden by official sources. Many people thought Tobey might be Uncle Ben because he wasn’t in the MCU before. This is an apples to oranges comparison.
Like imagine if Marvel very publicly said Josh Brolin is returning to the MCU and they can’t discuss who he’s playing for spoiler reasons. Well then it’s either Thanos or Cable in some weird comic booky way, it has to be. Otherwise how’s it a spoiler?
kickedoutatone2025-12-04 14:55
Maybe Doom (non-RDJ) saw Iron Man destroy one of his cities and wants to pretend to be TS to tarnish the character?
Maybe Doom is a twin brother who was abandoned at birth and adopted by Latverian Royalty?
Maybe Doom knows how pivotal TS was for Earth 616 and knows using his face and pretending to be him is a good way to recruit some heroes on a false pretence?
As I said, it's likely that he is just a variant. I'm mainly just playing devil's advocate here, but a part of me still has hope that Franklin changed his face to look like RDJ in *some* way (either removing the disfigurement, or completely altering it).
We know that the F4 followed him back to earth 616, so what better way for Doom to defend himself if he's pretending to be Stark?
Markus28222025-12-04 14:56
Hence why I added “or looks like him” he’s absolutely connected in some way to Tony Stark was my overall point. I don’t see a way around that.
kickedoutatone2025-12-04 15:08
Can't disagree with that.
____mynameis____2025-12-04 14:13
Scarlet is the one I think would never come back cuz she's too big now and has a career outside MCU so she doesn't NEED to come back. She doesn't have much nostalgia for the role to come back just for the feels either. Means she has to be offered like a humongous amount of pay to be tempted. But her character was never that big to be worth that money like RDJ is, especially when they already have a popular successor for Nat.
Melodic-Cycle39942025-12-04 14:38
I mean yeah but let's assume marvel would've approached her to come back how big would her role be realistically. There's no doubt in my mind that they at least tried to get an evil multiverse avenger team going where we could see a Natasha who is still a widow or decided to use her skills for evil. Essentially the same way like Thanos' minions were in infinity war to give some cool action sequences while Thanos was doing his thing.
That's a couple of millions for maybe a couple of days of shooting and you get the fandom excited? Sounds like a sweet deal to me
Darkstar1972025-12-04 14:21
RDJ didn’t sue Disney for millions of dollars. She might be blacklisted.
axidentprone992025-12-04 14:19
That's DC, Silly! 😁
PresentationDull77072025-12-04 13:58
Out of anyone they can cast, they wanna choose a popular actor that was already in popular superhero movies?
I understand if she fits the role but it just feels like all these big superhero films cast the same actors. Give us new actors like how Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland were at the time!
Recurring_user2025-12-04 14:03
ipostatrandom2025-12-04 14:10
Well, it shouldnt feel that way because mostly they dont.
LittleYellowFish12025-12-04 14:16
Getting actors and creators who publicly resent the rival studio(s) so they can bash it to promote the movie has been the go-to move for both Marvel and DC for years now.
It's already been the biggest selling point of Gunn's DCU so far.
randomteendude692025-12-04 14:20
"we"ll treat you better than those shift**ks down the street"
Spiritual_Cloud84372025-12-04 14:22
Who said she's gonna be a Superhero in Batman part 2?
Adept-Story-83692025-12-04 14:25
I mean, I doubt people like Matt Reeves care if she's been in another comic book film, he likely cast her because she's a good actress and wants to work with her. I also wouldn't really consider her an obvious choice for the film either tbh, I wouldn't have expected her to be in this film or tbh, even another big Marvel or DC.
FlemPlays2025-12-04 14:01
“Introducing ScarJo as Clayface”
WiseDonkey5932025-12-04 14:01
She'd be a killer Poison Ivy
SamwellBarley2025-12-04 14:14
Every Poison Ivy is a killer Poison Ivy
CleverZerg2025-12-04 14:15
I've seen a lot of people say this but I don't think we'll see her as a "costumed" character tbh.
I hope I'm wrong but I expect her to be someone like Vicki Vale.
BXR_ChelseaGrin_2025-12-04 14:38
I could see her being Vicki Vale, or maybe Andrea Beaumont.
WiseDonkey5932025-12-04 15:58
Oh, that'll be cool too.
PayneTrain1819992025-12-04 14:26
Everyone immediately jumps to Ivy or Harley, but I think she’ll be a lesser-known character.
matwithonet132025-12-04 14:29
I thought cat woman would make sense for her too
WiseDonkey5932025-12-04 15:59
But wasn't Zoe Kravitz already Catwoman?
matwithonet132025-12-04 16:00
Shit, you’re right. It’s been a while since I saw the movie and forgot she was in it.
WiseDonkey5932025-12-04 16:02
You're not wrong, she would have been a good Catwoman. 🤷🏻♂️
N8CCRG2025-12-04 14:48
Go Read Some Comics with Jenna put out a good, short video [highlighting some other possible choices](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuB0OAq5b0)
Paaynnne2025-12-04 14:02
Poison Ivy fosho
Virghia2025-12-04 14:21
Assuming she's casted as Ivy, wonder how Reeves would adapt her powers
DapsAndPoundz2025-12-04 14:34
Sorry I haven’t kept up with some of the behind the scenes lore about these films but is Reeves approach similar to Nolan’s where each villain will be grounded in reality/science to an extent?
SandmanS20002025-12-04 14:38
I’d say it’s even more grounded than Nolan’s. The cartels make drugs from mushrooms so Ivy as a botanist or mycologist working for them would make sense.
DapsAndPoundz2025-12-04 14:43
Fair enough, I was wondering how they would make a grounded Poison Ivy but your comment plus some quick research shows it’s pretty doable. She doesn’t have to be controlling trees with her mind to be a compelling adaptation of Ivy. In today’s climate, if they really hike up the eco-terrorist aspect of her character, I think she’d resonate very well.
Virghia2025-12-04 14:48
Flooding from Riddler's attack➡️Industrial leakage➡️Gotham's park/nature reserve destroyed➡️Ivy swore revenge
sillysocks342025-12-04 14:58
Yeah I mean it could be just having a greenhouse full of deadly plants that she’s immune to but if you come in contact it burns your skin or kills you and somehow she lures Batman in.
AugustAPC2025-12-04 14:37
Just let her be Ivy, I think. I don't think you need to change a whole lot. I don't think Reeves' Batverse needs to be super grounded. Honestly, the portrayal of Riddler was the weakest part of the movie, for me. Actor did a great job, but the character wasn't anywhere near as compelling as Batman. I wish they would have let him be more quirky.
Head-Program40232025-12-04 14:03
She can do anything she wants and I will watch
ChumleyEX2025-12-04 14:07
tonkla172025-12-04 14:05
Why does it sounds like football transfer ???
Jaikarr2025-12-04 14:13
For clicks.
Symbiotic_vengeance2025-12-04 14:18
That franchise transfer portal going crazy
SeekerVash2025-12-04 14:21
Well, I mean, vegas will bet on *anything* and there probably is a pool there on which MCU actor goes to DC first...
Poked_salad2025-12-04 14:08
Andrea Beaumont makes the most sense
DanBetweenJobs2025-12-04 14:30
Second this.
evildrtran2025-12-04 14:45
Makes sense and workable.
Lincolnruin2025-12-04 14:12
Possibly Andrea Beaumont. I think Poison Ivy may be too fantastical for the Reevesverse.
Didact672025-12-04 15:18
Yeah, but you’d think Clayface would be too unless they’re adapting Golden Age Basil Karlo.
ZekeMoss182025-12-04 14:12
Phantasm!
Johnny02302025-12-04 14:16
Phantasm? Ivy? Vicky Vale?
Geoffthecatlosaurus2025-12-04 14:21
She will want too much money so it’s unlikely
Smooth-Mix-43572025-12-04 14:27
Her character is dead in Marvel so it is DC next. So which role is possibly suited for her?
ThatArsenalFan72025-12-04 14:28
Im hoping she transitions to DC the same way professional wrestlers move companies.
She can save Batman from a beat down, then hits him with a steel chair with the audience left wondering who brought her into Gotham
clutzyninja2025-12-04 14:28
Such a weird post title. She's not an exclusive employee of Marvel. She's not "moving" anywhere.
Also, fuck that website. There's like 10% of the screen where you can actually read anything
TheAgmis2025-12-04 14:30
“Move” my God, they are not competitors
MrShaytoon2025-12-04 14:36
She's a pedo apologist, so no thanks.
Crystar8002025-12-04 14:42
Hate the clickbait wording of this to draw in detractors of Marvel/CBMs. She's not "moving" from anywhere. Not only is an actor/actress free to play characters in both universes, her character is dead in the MCU. Wording it that way is really weird.
TaroTheCerelian2025-12-04 14:44
I'm going to really miss her, man😢 Natasha brought so much life to the team
Wooden_Passage_26122025-12-04 14:51
Yep
Thedrunner22025-12-04 14:47
Bat Widow
Futfutfutfreestylo2025-12-04 14:56
Just don't. Just give a chance to unknown actors.
j1h152332025-12-04 14:59
Move from Marvel lol. Her character died 6 years ago and was last seen 4 years ago and nothing about this stops her from appearing again in any fashion
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Chaffro2025-12-04 15:02
What a garbage headline. Essentially 'actress takes job at different studio to previous roles.' And as someone else has pointed out, she's hardly moving (just like her Marvel character).
MC_chrome2025-12-04 15:03
Natasha is dead, and ScarJo already got a solo film she is satisfied with….what else is there for her to do for Marvel at this point?
Lawsuit notwithstanding, Scarlett has been pretty open about Nat’s story being complete and Yelena being the “next generation” Black Widow.
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* Scarlett Johansson is in talks to join the cast of Robert Pattinson’s second Batman movie, PEOPLE confirms.
* *The Batman Part II* will pick up after the events in the 2022 movie directed by Matt Reeves and starring Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Johansson is in "final negotiations" to join the film. Details of her role haven't been disclosed.
* Zoë Kravitz, who starred as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Batman, is not expected to return for the sequel, Variety reported. In August, Warner Bros. announced that filming for *Part II* will begin in spring 2026. It is scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 1, 2027, more than five years after *The Batman* opened.
I am glad that Doomsday and Secret Wars are both getting roughly 18 months each, they know they have to get them right.
She ain't coming back.
To be more accurate, successfully sued Disney for violating their contract with her.
Regardless, he already came back, and is all but confirmed to be in DD, probably SW as well.
After that, though, they're done. Marvel even said as much.
He might be, if so I just don't know about it.
None of the Spider-Men are the same actor.
And the difference is that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield didn’t play characters in the mcu, they didn’t have their casting announced publicly and were kept (poorly) very hidden by official sources. Many people thought Tobey might be Uncle Ben because he wasn’t in the MCU before. This is an apples to oranges comparison.
Like imagine if Marvel very publicly said Josh Brolin is returning to the MCU and they can’t discuss who he’s playing for spoiler reasons. Well then it’s either Thanos or Cable in some weird comic booky way, it has to be. Otherwise how’s it a spoiler?
Maybe Doom is a twin brother who was abandoned at birth and adopted by Latverian Royalty?
Maybe Doom knows how pivotal TS was for Earth 616 and knows using his face and pretending to be him is a good way to recruit some heroes on a false pretence?
As I said, it's likely that he is just a variant. I'm mainly just playing devil's advocate here, but a part of me still has hope that Franklin changed his face to look like RDJ in *some* way (either removing the disfigurement, or completely altering it).
We know that the F4 followed him back to earth 616, so what better way for Doom to defend himself if he's pretending to be Stark?
That's a couple of millions for maybe a couple of days of shooting and you get the fandom excited? Sounds like a sweet deal to me
I understand if she fits the role but it just feels like all these big superhero films cast the same actors. Give us new actors like how Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland were at the time!
It's already been the biggest selling point of Gunn's DCU so far.
I hope I'm wrong but I expect her to be someone like Vicki Vale.
She can save Batman from a beat down, then hits him with a steel chair with the audience left wondering who brought her into Gotham
Also, fuck that website. There's like 10% of the screen where you can actually read anything
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Lawsuit notwithstanding, Scarlett has been pretty open about Nat’s story being complete and Yelena being the “next generation” Black Widow.