Where You've Seen The Cast Of The Batman: Part II

We’ve had to wait since 2022, but The Batman Part II is finally taking shape. There’s still over a year to go until the Matt Reeves superhero sequel hits the big screen, but casting updates are whetting our appetite until then.

Obviously, Robert Pattinson will be back as the main man, and some familiar faces from the epic first movie will be joining him. However, a couple of Marvel regulars are crossing the superhero divide to crash the party at DC, and we couldn’t be happier.

The addition of Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson is especially intriguing, largely because they’re expected to play Harvey Dent and his fiancée, Gilda. We won’t spoil things for anyone who doesn’t follow Batman comic book lore, but the fact that Gilda is involved is especially tantalising.

As well as that pairing, there are plenty more big names in the cast of The Batman Part II. If you’re wondering who they are and where you know them from, we’ve got you covered.

Robert Pattinson (Bruce Wayne/Batman)

Pattinson will take centre stage once more as both Bruce Wayne and his titular vigilante alter ego, protecting the streets of Gotham. The actor did a brilliant job in The Batman, bringing a great balance of complex, angsty vibes to Bruce while also showing his brutal side as the Caped Crusader. For my money, this is one of the very best portrayals of Batman to date, and hopefully, he can take it to the next level with the follow-up in 2027.

We’re sure that most of you have seen your fair share of Robert Pattinson movies. From the more esoteric and quirky projects like The Lighthouse (my personal favourite of his) and High Life, to the more commercial things like Twilight and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Pattinson is obviously a very versatile actor. If you want to see him letting his dark side out, I highly recommend Good Time, a neon-soaked, chaotic thriller and the breakout release from the Safdie brothers. For something a little lighter, you could try Mickey 17; the Bong Joon-ho sci-fi movie is full of fun moments, subtle comedy, and big action sequences.

Colin Farrell (Oz Cobb/The Penguin)

While the Riddler was the big bad of The Batman, we also got to meet Oz Cobb, aka the Penguin. Colin Farrell completely transformed himself for the role of the grimy Gotham villain. By the end of that film, Cobb becomes the crime boss of the city, and we learned a lot more about him in his own, rather brilliant, TV show.

Farrell has enjoyed a real renaissance in recent years. Long gone are the days when he’s involved in schlocky thrillers like Phone Booth and the Total Recall remake; now, Farrell is better known for his sharp comedy, working with Martin McDonagh on films like In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin, and he’s also pushed the envelope in unusual, surrealist projects like The Lobster and After Yang.

Sebastian Stan (Possibly Harvey Dent/Two-Face)

DC had tongues wagging when it cast Sebastian Stan in The Batman Part II. If reports and rumours are to be believed, he will be taking on the role of lawyer Harvey Dent. If true, it’s absolutely perfect casting: He’s got the looks, charisma, and gravitas to carry the more serious side of the character, while we know from his past work that he’s got the depth to delve into the darker, more deranged side of Dent’s alter-ego, Two-Face.

You only have to look at his work in films like Fresh and A Different Man to see that he can embrace more peculiar performances, while The Apprentice, Dumb Money, and the excellent I, Tonya exhibit Stan’s penchant for getting a little sleazier. Obviously, Stan is no stranger to the superhero world, either. He’s played Bucky Barnes for more than a decade now, appearing in six Marvel movies and even having his own TV show alongside Anthony Mackie’s Falcon.

Scarlett Johansson (Possibly Gilda Gold/Dent)

Also leaving Marvel behind is Scarlett Johansson. It figures, as her time as Natasha Romanoff came to a tragic end in Avengers: Endgame. She’s been busy since exiting the MCU, working on two Wes Anderson movies – Asteroid City and The Phoenician Scheme – as well as leading Jurassic World: Rebirth and lending her voice to the superb Transformers One. I highly recommend the latter if you’ve got kids to entertain, but if you’re after something more serious and profound, you can’t go wrong with her earlier work, like Lost in Translation or Her.

We can’t wait to see Johansson take on the rumoured role of Gilda Gold (later Dent). It’ll allow her to go to some pretty disturbing places if Reeves is to take any inspiration from The Long Halloween storyline from the comic books, as most expect he will. We also know Johansson and Sebastian Stan have great chemistry from their time in the MCU, so that’ll be a treat in itself.

Andy Serkis (Alfred Pennyworth)

You can’t have Bruce Wayne without his loyal butler and guardian, Alfred. Andy Serkis added a gritty, more macho vibe to the character compared to what we saw from past iterations played by Jeremy Irons and Michael Caine, and he’s likely to bring that same energy to The Batman Part II as Bruce digs deeper into the corruption at the heart of Gotham City.

While he’s a great on-screen actor, most notably in his short but spectacular spell in Andor, Serkis is a real pioneer of voice work and motion-capture roles. He did incredible things to bring Gollum to life in The Lord of the Rings movies, before going on to deliver a stunning, emotional performance as Caesar in the most recent reboot of the Planet of the Apes movies, where he first worked with Reeves. Like Stan and Johannson, you can also catch Serkis in the MCU as Ulysses Klaue, in Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Supreme Leader Snoke, and he even tried his hand at directing for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.

Jeffrey Wright (Commissioner Gordon)

Just like Alfred, Bruce Wayne also relies heavily on his relationship with Jim Gordon, and Jeffrey Wright made sure the Dark Knight had a composed and competent partner to aid him in bringing down the Riddler. He was still a lieutenant when we saw him last, but as we know from countless Batman stories in the past, Gordon will eventually work his way up in the GCPD to become Commissioner and have an even bigger role to play in cleaning up the streets of Gotham.

Wright, like Johansson, has worked with Wes Anderson a lot recently, appearing in Asteroid City and also having a key role in The French Dispatch. In addition, he was up for the Oscar for Best Actor for his part in the satirical comedy American Fiction, but his only other bona fide leading role came in Hold the Dark. Wright is more often used as a supporting actor, and he’s damn good at it, too. He’s fantastic in Bond movies Casino Royale and No Time to Die, features in The Hunger Games franchise, and does some fine work in the TV show Westworld.

Barry Keoghan (The Joker)

Rounding out the cast for The Batman Part II, for now at least, is Barry Keoghan. He popped up in the final moments of the first movie, hidden in Arkham Asylum as the laughing lunatic, the Joker. You might be thinking we’ve seen enough versions of the iconic villain to last a lifetime, but he’s reportedly going to have a part to play in the next movie, and we have to admit that it’s an exciting prospect.

Keoghan has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last eight years or so. He had an especially bumper year in 2017, stealing the show in Yorgos Lanthimos’ eerie The Killing of a Sacred Deer and taking a supporting role in Christopher Nolan’s epic war movie, Dunkirk. His career exploded from there on out, with key roles in movies like Calm With Horses, Eternals, Saltburn, and The Banshees of Inisherin. He’s an actor who clearly relishes unleashing his outlandish, oddball side, but if you want to see him do something slightly more inside the box, you should give American Animals a watch, a crime story that’s fun, slick and super accessible.