Overview
- Multiple trade outlets reported Saturday that Charles Dance is in talks to play Harvey Dent’s father in Matt Reeves’ sequel, and DC Studios declined to comment.
- Reeves returns as writer-director after co-writing the script with Mattson Tomlin, with Robert Pattinson set to reprise Batman.
- Sebastian Stan is reported to play Harvey Dent and Scarlett Johansson is reported as Gilda Dent, though the studio has not confirmed those roles.
- Production is expected to start this spring with a theatrical release dated for October 1, 2027, and James Gunn, Peter Safran, and Dylan Clark producing.
- Coverage points to a story that centers on the Dent family, offering a fresh angle for Reeves’ darker Batman world that began with the 2022 film.