Overview
- Director Matt Reeves posted a verified #FirstShot image and cameras began rolling in the U.K. on Friday, June 12, signaling the official start of principal photography.
- Industry reporter Jeff Sneider has published a widely cited but unconfirmed claim that Sebastian Stan will play serial killer Victor Zsasz rather than Harvey Dent.
- Sneider’s report also names Brian Tyree Henry as Harvey Dent and says the Court of Owls will appear, though Warner Bros. and Reeves have not confirmed those character assignments.
- Reeves has formally confirmed the principal cast and an October 1, 2027 theatrical release date, while he and the studio continue to withhold specific role details.
- The first-shot image shows a body on a slab labeled Scene 26 and, together with reports that Johansson and Charles Dance play composite characters, suggests Reeves may expand Gotham’s conspiratorial mythology rather than follow a straight comic‑book adaptation.