'The Batman Part II' Update - Director Matt Reeves Teases Script, Confirms 1 Returning Star & Reveals How 'The Penguin' Fits Into Story

We just got some exciting news about the highly anticipated sequel to Robert Pattinson‘s The Batman.

In a new interview, director Matt Reeves shared an update on the movie, which tells a new story about DC’s iconic Caped Crusader.

In the process, he confirmed that one star would be returning, teased the script and explained how the forthcoming spinoff show The Penguin fits into the overarching universe.

Keep reading to find out more…

Speaking to SFX magazine, Matt said that the script was coming together on schedule to begin production next year.

“Colin [Farrell] will be part of the movie,” he said, via Deadline. That means that he’ll be back again after The Penguin, where he plays the titular character (aka Oz Cobblepot).

Speaking of, how will The Penguin fit in? According to Matt, it is the “entry point” to the sequel.

“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 details of the plot are still a secret, Matt teased that Gotham would face even more corruption than before.

“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,” he explained. “Batman is constantly battling these forces. But those forces can’t be entirely exorcised. So the next movie delves deeper into that.”

Matt also addressed calls for characters like the otherworldly Gentleman Ghost to make cameos, explaining that it was very unlikely.

“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.”

He added, “Gentleman Ghost is probably pushed a bit too far for us to be able to find a way to do, but there is a fun way to think about how we would take characters that might push over into a bit of the fantastical and find a way to make sense of that.”

Find out if Robert‘s Batman will appear in The Penguin when it premieres later this month.

Get a rundown of the stars that are expected to return for the sequel.