Matt Reeves from Part 2 announces the plot of the sequel
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Matt Reeves from Part 2 announces the plot of the sequel

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Batman will return to the big screen in 2026 when Robert Pattinson returns for the sequel to Matt Reeves’ hit Gotham thriller.

The Batman Part 2 will follow on from the events of the first film, in which the Riddler took explosive revenge on the city and unleashed a biblical flood.

I only speak with Digital spyReeves detailed how the Dark Knight will fight in the upcoming sequel after Riddler’s destruction.

Robert Pattinson, the Batman

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Reeves revealed that moviegoers can expect to see the popular DC vigilante wrestle with his views on justice The Batman Part 2 as he thinks about right and wrong in society.

“There’s a lot of anxiety and a lot of turmoil because of the revelations of what we find out at the end of the (first) film,” he teased. “There are riots in the streets saying, ‘Well, how can that be?’ The idea that this corruption is as deep as it is expansive.

“In the first film, Batman looks at things in a very simplified way, he sees things in black and white. What it can represent and how it can influence that.”

The Batman, Catwoman, Zoe Kravitz, Robert Pattinson

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“As we start the next film, there’s a lot more gray,” Reeves continued. “There are many more people who are divided. There is much more division in the city. It’s a lot more like our world today, there’s a lot of turmoil because people are in their camps and not communicating.”

“How does Batman fit in?” Where do you fit in? It’s not as clear as saying, ‘Oh yeah, bad guy, I hunt bad guys’.”

“And when things are gray, it’s very hard to be Batman, so that’s part of the challenge as we face it.”

Colin Farrell, the penguin

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Reeves went on to explain how chaos is brewing on the streets of Gotham in HBO’s The penguin will also “incorporate into the conflict” in the next film.

The director previously explained why Batman didn’t intervene The penguinalthough the show takes place directly after the events of the first film.

“(Batman) is out there trying to deal with the consequences of everything that happened, which he blames himself for to some extent,” he said.

The penguin continues running Max in the USA and NOW And Sky Atlantic in the UK. The Batman Is now available for purchase on 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray and DVD.

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