Robert Pattinson is set to return as Batman in The Batman Part II. However, they have not yet started filming the anticipated sequel.

Pattinson debuted as Batman in the 2022 movie The Batman. The movie was well-received by general audiences, in addition to being critically and commercially successful. It received an 85% rating from critics and an 87% score from the audience on Rotten Tomatoes. It also earned $772 million worldwide, with a strong $134 million opening weekend in the United States. Pattinson’s The Batman is among the highest-grossing films in 2022. With its success, many have been looking forward to the sequel, The Batman Part II. However, there’s been no progress in filming, with Pattinson ultimately having little to do but joke about it.

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Naomi Ackie recently graced the cover of Hero Magazine, and she had a conversation with her Mickey 17 co-star Pattinson for the cover story. During the chat, Ackie mentioned Pattinson being Batman and asked the Twilight star, “Are you going to do Batman again soon?” Pattinson sounds like they haven’t set a date for when production will begin. “I f*****g hope so. [laughs] I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f*****g old Batman by the sequel,” Pattinson said. The co-stars laughed with Ackie asking him if he was 35 and Pattinson said, “I’m 38, I’m old.” Ackie argued, telling the Tenet star that “38 isn’t old.” Pattinson doubled down on his argument that he was old, but he said he was healthier. “I’m old, but I’m healthier. I think I’ve actually brought my biological age down a bit,” Pattinson added.

During the conversation, Pattinson asked Ackie about the works that stuck with her and inspired her. Ackie mentioned Harry Potter, where Pattinson starred as Cedric Diggory, and then she talked about her dream role and the realization that it didn’t exist until she found it. Then Pattinson shared what he was looking for in a project before landing Batman. “I remember saying for ages that I wanted to do a movie about vengeance, but I could never find it and did all this other stuff that was the total opposite of that, and then suddenly The Batman came up, and the working title was ‘Vengeance’,” Pattinson explained. He added, “It’s something you’re trying to find, but it’s not as specific as you think it is.”

Pattinson’s Batman stands out from other Dark Knight films because of its grounded storytelling. His intense performance as Bruce Wayne also received approval from fans. However, it seems Matt Reeves and company are not in a hurry to finish the sequel, which has been pushed back twice already. The Batman Part II was initially set for release on October 2, 2025 before being moved to October 2, 2026, and then to October 1, 2027. Since the movie is still two years away, they aren’t keen on starting the production anytime soon. However, in an interview with Deadline in February, he gave a positive update about the movie. When asked when they would begin shooting the Batman sequel, Pattinson said, “end of the year.” He also admitted that it felt “so long ago” because the film was released three years ago. Hopefully, there will be no delays and the Batman sequel will arrive in 2027 because by then, fans have already waited for five years, which DC Studios co-chairman James Gunn said was “fairly common in sequels.”

The Batman Part II is expected to hit theaters on October 1, 2027.

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Source: Hero Magazine