The Batman Part II Script Is Finished, The Penguin Serves as ‘Entry Point’ to Sequel

The script for The Batman Part II is finished.

The Batman Part II, which is a sequel to 2022’s The Batman , is currently expected to be released in October 2026. The film will see Robert Pattinson reprise his role as the Dark Knight, while Matt Reeves is also returning to direct.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly , Reeves confirmed that the script for The Batman Part II is now finished and that production is expected to kick off next year.

What did Matt Reeves say about The Batman Part II?

Reeves also said that The Batman Part II will jump forward “a period of time” following the events of the first movie and The Penguin television series. He also said that Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb and his actions in The Penguin will serve as “one of the entry points” into The Batman Part II.

“Oz does become one of the entry points into the movie,” he said. “I can’t tell you where it goes from there, except to say that we’re super excited about it.”

Farrell will also reprise his role in The Batman sequel. Further plot details remain under wraps at this time.

The Batman, The Penguin, and The Batman Part II are all part of Reeves’ The Batman Epic Crime Saga. Reeves said more tie-in television series set within the same universe are being considered at this time.

“I always wanted to make sure that each of the movies that we did with Rob, that the central arc, the emotional arc of the story would be Batman and Bruce’s,” he said. “Then when I was talking to Warner Bros. about signing for TV, I said what will be exciting to me is to take characters [where] there’s not enough real estate in a movie to cover their story in full and to really dig into them. I want it to all be this sweeping Batman crime epic.”

The Batman Part II will be released in United States theaters on October 2, 2026.