Since 2022’s The Batman was released to widespread acclaim, the sequel has quickly become arguably the most anticipated superhero film release of the last few years. After the bitter, untimely collapse of Zack Snyder’s vision of the DCEU (and Ben Affleck’s commendable turn as Bruce Wayne), Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s depiction of Batman as an emotionally stunted emo manchild with the potential for something greater resonated deeply with audiences and almost immediately received a green light for a sequel. (Not to mention the successful TV spin-off with The Penguin.)Now that pre-production has started to heat up for The Batman Part 2, fans have already started running wild with speculation as to what the follow-up might have in store — from pipe dream fantasies about a crossover with David Corenswet’s Superman to rumors that Reeves and company might be building towards the Court of Owls.
Even though the film hasn’t started production yet, there are still clues as to who Battinson might be facing off against in the sequel and which comic book storylines it might be pulling from for the sequel. The recent confirmation that Sebastian Stan is playing Harvey Dent, coupled with confirmation of Scarlett Johansson’s involvement in an undisclosed role, has led some fans to think that the film will be an even more direct adaptation of The Long Halloween than Nolan achieved with The Dark Knight – but there’s a small possibility the film could be pulling from an even more obscure source.
