Overview
- Production has moved into active pre‑production with cameras expected to start rolling soon and a firm theatrical release set for October 1, 2027.
- Director Matt Reeves publicly unveiled an ensemble that includes Robert Pattinson, Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan, and studio reporting lists Colin Farrell as confirmed to reprise Oz Cobb / The Penguin.
- Colin Farrell told interviews that he will fly to London in four to five weeks for a relatively brief, concentrated shoot and that he will not be on set at the very start of filming.
- Farrell and other cast members have praised Reeves’ screenplay, with Farrell calling it dense, intelligent and a ‘masterwork,’ signaling strong creative confidence around the project.
- The film is positioned to pick up a few weeks after HBO’s The Penguin and will explore the power vacuum left in Gotham after The Batman, with parts of principal photography planned in the U.K. and some returning players confirmed to join later in the year.