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THE BATMAN, from left: Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle / Catwoman, Robert Pattinson as Batman, 2022. ph: Jonathan Olley / © Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
Matt Reeves is returning to direct "The Batman 2" for Warner Bros.
Paul Dano in "The Batman"
"Paul would ask me, 'Was that crazy? Was that too much?'" writer-director Matt Reeves recalled.
Nicholas Hoult at the "Renfield" premiere
Tom Cruise personally cast Hoult after he auditioned for "Top Gun: Maverick."
The Penguin
Cristin Milioti, Clancy Brown, and Michael Zegen also star in the Max spinoff series.
The Penguin, The Batman, Colin Farrell
The detailed prosthetics required to transform into Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot were the "inspiration" for the HBO Max spin-off, which also stars Cristin Milioti.
Actress Cristin Milioti attends Peacocks "The Resort" premiere at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, on July 25, 2022. (Photo by LISA O'CONNOR / AFP) (Photo by LISA O'CONNOR/AFP via Getty Images)
The spinoff of Matt Reeves' "The Batman" stars Colin Farrell as the classic DC Comics villain.
The Batman 2022
Joe Barton's "The Batman" spinoff series "Gotham City P.D." was reimagined as an Arkham Asylum horror show helmed by Antonio Campos.
Antonio Campos
Campos previously directed the series "The Staircase" and "The Sinner" after indie movies like "Christine" and "Simon Killer."
THE BATMAN, Paul Dano as The Riddler, 2022. ph: Jonathan Olley / © Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
"To really geek out about Batman and the history, it just really gripped me," Dano said.
Paul Dano in The Batman
"This was the first time I had a binder with a locking code on it," Dano said of the production.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Barry Keoghan attends the "The Eternals" UK Premiere at BFI IMAX Waterloo on October 27, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
"'The Batman' wants you to play the Joker – but you cannot tell anyone," Keoghan's agent told him.
The Penguin, The Batman, Colin Farrell
Farrell says Reeves won't be directing episodes of the series, but the filmmaker is "up to his bollocks" in ideas for the "Scarface"-esque origin story.
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