Rumours that the main villain in The Batman Part II will be “surprising” led to much speculation – 15 undeniably surprising suggestions
The Batman Part II is expected to be released in 2027, so there’s no great rush to bag your seats just yet, but there’s already a buzz around who or what might be in it.
At the Golden Globes, MTV’s Joshua Horowitz spoke to Matt Reeves, who directed The Batman and is directing the sequel. Here’s what he had to say about it.
Over on Bluesky, Film Crave picked up on the idea that the main villain will be surprising.
Matt Reeves teases that the main villain in #TheBatman2 will be really surprising.
(Source: @joshuahorowitz)
— Film Crave (@filmcrave.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Of course, people began to speculate – and we can confirm that any one of these would be genuinely very surprising.
1.
The villain's villain.
— Simon Pegg (@simonpegg.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
2.
— Barry Dyson (@barrydyson.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
3.
— Rory Buckeridge (@rorybee.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
4.
— Nostalgic Things (@nostalgicthing.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
5.
— bleary (@bleary.off-the-records.com) January 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
6.
ooh..sideshow bob
— Neeraj (@mrkhagol.bsky.social) January 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
7.
— Josh Owen Morris (@joshowenmorris.co.uk) January 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
8.
Hoping it’s either one of these. Fingers crossed…
— Timothy Bach (@timothybachstuff.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
9.
It's me, Matt D. Wilson. Batman gets mad about how I load the dishwasher
— Matt D. Wilson (@mattdwilson.net) January 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
10.
Paddington Bear.
— Paul Litchfield (@paullitchfield.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
11.
— Andy Parmo (@andyparmo.co.uk) January 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
12.
— Grumpelstiltskin (@maxwellshabbsby.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
13.
— Pete Lawson (@peteyjlawson.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
14.
— JFB (@spectralevidence.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
15.
— Adrian (@adrianstirrup.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is a very different kind of DC villain.
A billionaire capitalist looking to profit off the fall of society.
— Denis *B*L*M* (@quaidrayn.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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