Everything we know about The Batman Part II

With villainous spin-off series The Penguin finally waddling its way onto our screens, all thoughts have now turned to The Batman Part II. It’s as if The Dark Knight’s Bat-symbol has suddenly illuminated the sky.

Robert Pattinson first wore Bruce Wayne’s iconic cowl in 2022 for director Matt Reeves in a story that was dark, gritty and a tad emo and saw his Batman face off against Paul Dano’s Riddler. The same movie gave us a brand fresh take on the Penguin courtesy of an unrecognizable and make-up-covered Colin Farrell and a new Catwoman in the form of Zoë Kravitz’s Selina Kyle.

Stark and weighty, The Batman offered DC the chance to tell a fresh story with Gotham’s famed detective in a universe known as DC Elseworlds which stands alone from their main cinematic universe building.

Future chaos was teased during the film’s final moments in the form of Barry Keoghan’s disfigured Joker. Combine this with the Penguin’s stand-alone series which promises to connect the dots between movies and the scene has been set for another Bat-sequel. With that in mind, here’s everything we know about The Batman Part II, including its release date, cast, plot and latest developments.

When will The Batman Part II be released?

The Batman Part II will be released in cinemas on 2 October 2026, after having its release date delayed by a year. Meanwhile, The Penguin series is now available to watch on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK.

As previously mentioned, The Batman Part II will sit under DC’s Elseworlds banner which stands apart from the new DC cinematic universe that James Gunn and Peter Safran are currently building, starting with next year’s Superman.

Other films that join The Batman Part II in its DC Elseworlds pigeon hole include Joaquin Phoenix’s Clown Prince of Crime sequel Joker: Folie à Deux, which is directed by Todd Phillips and co-stars Lady Gaga.

Is there a trailer for The Batman Part II?

There’s currently no trailer available for The Batman Part II. It must be still waiting in the shadows, biding its time and preparing to strike at the most opportune moment.

What is the plot of The Batman Part II?

When The Batman Part II was officially given the go-ahead in January 2023, little is known about its plot, setting or villains… and that has largely stayed the same. We do know that Reeves is once again returning to direct the movie and work on its script, with Pattinson back in the Batsuit.

In September 2024, Reeves told movie magazine SFX that he planned to begin shooting in 2025, and confirmed that the plot of The Penguin series will lead directly into the events of The Batman Part II.

“There are details that actually connect right into the way the next movie begins, and the way that Oz enters that world as we hand the baton back to Batman, and Batman is on another case,” he said.

While avoiding any chunkier details about its plot, Reeves did spill a few information nuggets regarding its tone, saying it's “going to dig into the epic story about deeper corruption, and it goes into places that he couldn’t anticipate in the first one.”

He added: “The seeds of where this goes are all in the first movie. It expands in a way that will show you aspects of the character you never got to see. Batman is constantly battling these forces. But those forces can’t be entirely exorcised. So the next movie delves deeper into that.”

When asked if any other villains will be joining Farrell’s Penguin, Reeves confirmed that more out-there enemies like comic-book fave Gentleman Ghost probably won't be included.

“What was important to me was to find a way to take these pop icons, these mythical characters that everybody knows, and translate it so that Gotham feels like a place in our world,” he said. “We might push to the edge of the fantastical but we would never go into full fantastical. It’s meant to feel quite grounded.”

When we last left R-Batz, he’d managed to put a stop to the Riddler’s plans but not without leaving Gotham flooded and damaged, providing the perfect opportunity for a few new villains to rise up from the wreckage.

Who is in The Batman Part II cast?

Pattinson will return as the Caped Crusader in The Batman Part II, alongside Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot, but so far they’re the only cast members confirmed for the sequel. They’ll likely be joined by Jeffrey Wright’s Commissioner Gordon, with the star recently suggesting that he’d like to see the next Batman movie delve a little deeper into his mysterious private life.

“I wondered about his private life and I wonder about people who have the level of responsibility that he has, having that public face of rectitude and goodness. I wonder what lies underneath Commissioner Gordon because the Batman wears his cowl but, in some ways, Gordon wears a mask too,” he told Discussing Film.

“Gordon represents justice in a way through his type of righteousness, not sanctimony, and I wonder what might lie behind that mask with the sacrifices that he may have to consider because he gives so much to this public persona and his civic duty. What’s the bearing of all that on him, underneath his mask? Those are questions that might be interesting to pursue, but we’ll see.”

While it remains to be confirmed, it’s also likely that The Batman Part II could see the return Keoghan’s Joker, Kravitz's Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Andy Serkis’s Alfred Pennyworth. Dano’s Riddler is still locked up in Arkham Asylum but he could also make an appearance.

The Batman Part II will be released on Friday, 2 October 2026.