Matt Reeves Teases Game-Changing Robin Debut in The Batman 2
Matt Reeves is keeping the door open for Robin in The Batman: Part 2, saying the team weighed a range of characters while shaping the sequel, as filming targets a late April start with Robert Pattinson returning.
Matt Reeves is doing the classic Batman tease again: yes, Robin came up in the room, no, he will not say if the kid shows up in The Batman: Part 2. The sequel is moving toward cameras soon, and Reeves dropped a few telling breadcrumbs about where his head is at.
So, did they talk about Robin?
Short answer: absolutely. In a chat with Josh Horowitz, Reeves said he and co-writer Mattson Tomlin kicked around a lot of legacy characters while shaping Part 2.
"There is probably not any character that we didn't talk about."
That does not confirm Robin is in the movie, but it does tell you the whiteboard was busy.
Still an Elseworlds story, not the DCU
Reeves also reiterated that The Batman: Part 2 stays in DC Elseworlds territory. Translation: it is not part of James Gunn's main DCU, and it does not have to sync with those continuity plans. That is by design.
The villain tease (and it's a big one)
The focus this time, according to Reeves, is digging even deeper into Bruce Wayne. The new villain ties directly into Bruce's past and personal life in a way he says we have not seen on the big screen.
"I will say it's never really been done in a movie before."
No name-dropping yet, but that is a pretty loud hint that he is not just recycling a familiar arc.
About that Gunn invite
James Gunn recently said he'd love Reeves to direct something inside the DCU. Reeves responded politely: fun idea in theory, but he has not talked specifics with Gunn, and his priority is finishing the story he started with The Batman. In other words, let him land this plane first.
Where things stand right now
- Filming window: late April to early May.
- Robert Pattinson is back as Bruce/Batman.
- Reeves has shared the script with Pattinson; pre-production is underway.
- Spin-offs are still on the table (including The Penguin and other Gotham-adjacent ideas), but Reeves wants to lock Part 2 before expanding further.
That's the lay of the land: lots of character talk behind the scenes, a villain choice that supposedly breaks new ground, and a very intentional separation from the DCU. If you wanted a clean yes or no on Robin, you are not getting it today — but the door is very much open.