Overview
- Multiple entertainment outlets published a July 12 DCULeaks post claiming Scarlett Johansson is the film’s main villain, described as a plant‑obsessed, toxin‑using serial killer resembling Poison Ivy; those claims remain unverified.
- The same leak says Sebastian Stan is portraying a bald serial killer strongly linked to Victor Zsasz and that Charles Dance plays a powerful Gotham figure who leads a secret organization implied to be the Court of Owls.
- Director Matt Reeves has publicly confirmed the cast but not the roles, which reporters say helped fuel the surge of competing interpretations and set‑based rumors.
- DCULeaks moderators told some outlets that the July 12 post included proof sent to the mod team, but outlets and journalists continue to treat the details as limited and speculative pending studio confirmation.
- Principal photography is underway in the U.K. and the film remains scheduled for an October 1, 2027 release, so the next signs to watch for are official credits, studio statements or additional set material that confirm or deny the leak and signal broader DCU plans.