Part 2’s Matt Reeves teases sequel plot

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Batman returns to the big screen in 2026 as Robert Pattinson suits up once again for the sequel to Matt Reeves’ hit Gotham thriller.

Batman part 2 will follow up on the events of the first film, which saw the Riddler take explosive revenge on the city and bring about a biblical-like flood.

Speaks exclusively to Digital SpyReeves detailed how the upcoming sequel will see the Dark Knight struggle in the wake of the Riddler’s destruction.

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Reeves revealed moviegoers can expect to see the beloved DC vigilante struggle with his vision of justice in Batman part 2 when he reflects on rights and wrongs in society.

“There’s a lot of turmoil and there’s a lot of shouting because of the revelations of what we find out at the end of the (first) movie,” he teased. “There is unrest in the streets to say, ‘Well, how could that be?’ The idea that this corruption runs as deep as it goes.

“In the first movie, Batman looks at things very simplistically, he sees things in black and white. What he can represent and how he can affect it.”

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“Going into the next movie, there’s a lot more gray,” Reeves continued. “There’s a lot more people at odds. There’s a lot more division in the city. It’s a lot more the way our world is now, there’s a lot of turmoil because people are in their camps and they’re not communicating.

“How does Batman fit into that? Where do you fit in? It’s not as obvious as saying, ‘Oh yeah, bad guy, I go after bad guys.’

“And when things are in gray, it makes it very difficult to be Batman, so this is part of the challenge going into it.”

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

The director previously explained why Batman didn’t intervene The penguindespite the show being set directly after the events of the first film.

“(Batman’s) out there trying to deal with the aftermath of everything that happened, which he kind of blames himself for,” he said.

The penguin aired on Max in the United States, and NOW and Sky Atlantic Ocean in Great Britain. Batman is can be purchased now on 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray and DVD.

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