Moon Knight’s Future In Doubt—Oscar Isaac Reportedly Joins James Gunn’s DCU

Oscar Isaac might be eyeing Gotham. Nothing is official, but a well-placed rumor just connected the Dune and Moon Knight star to Matt Reeves' The Batman Part 2. Between Isaac's recent comments about Disney and a fresh whisper from a plugged-in reporter, there is enough smoke here to at least talk about the fire.

First, that spicy Disney comment

Isaac used to be everywhere in Disney-land: Poe Dameron in Star Wars, and the lead of Marvel's Moon Knight, tangled up with very cranky Egyptian gods. But he has not exactly been rushing back. In a GQ chat, he said:

'I would be open to it, although right now I am not so open to working with Disney. If Disney did not succumb to fascism, that would be great.'

So, yeah, that door is... complicated. Which makes the DC chatter extra interesting.

The rumor: Isaac and The Batman Part 2

On his podcast The Hot Mic, industry reporter Jeff Sneider said he heard that Matt Reeves originally wanted Isaac for a major role in The Batman (the 2022 one with Robert Pattinson). Whatever that part was, a deal did not come together at the time. Sneider then added that he would not be surprised if Isaac shows up in the sequel.

Important caveat: Sneider framed this as speculation, not a signed-and-sealed casting. No character name, no contract, just a credible nudge that Reeves and Isaac have circled each other before and could again.

Where The Batman sequel actually stands

The Batman landed March 4, 2022, earned an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.8/10 on IMDb, and re-centered the character as a moody, methodical detective. Reeves is sticking with that vibe. On the Emmys red carpet at L.A.'s Peacock Theater, he said the sequel is moving into prep and aiming to shoot in the spring:

'We are getting ready. We are basically entering prep. We will be making the movie in the spring.'

He also stressed the sequel is very much a mystery, so secrecy is the point. Paraphrasing his comments: because the first film set up such a detective-forward take, keeping the big reveals under wraps this time matters even more.

As for the villain, Reeves has teased that the angle is something that has 'never really been done in a movie before' (via ComicBookMovie). Fans being fans, a lot of them immediately plugged Isaac into that tease.

For timeline nerds: The Batman movies sit outside James Gunn and Peter Safran's in-canon DCU slate. Gunn's continuity includes The Suicide Squad (2021) and Peacemaker (2022), and he kicked off the new DCU era with Creature Commandos in 2024. All of that reshuffling has not helped the wait for The Batman Part 2, but Reeves' update at least sets a clear path to cameras rolling.

If Isaac is in, who would he play?

• Tommy Elliot, aka Hush: a fan-favorite pick that fits Reeves' detective-noir lane
• Harvey Dent/Two-Face: a heavyweight role that could carry across multiple films
• A high-ranking Gotham crime boss: Reeves loves grounded corruption, so this tracks

Worth noting: Sneider did not name a character. This is just the best-guess pile from fans and some educated tea-leaf reading.

The bottom line

There is no casting announcement. What we have is a credible hint that Reeves once pursued Oscar Isaac, plus speculation that the timing might finally line up for The Batman Part 2. If you want to revisit the vibe while we wait, The Batman is streaming on HBO Max. And if Isaac does stroll into Gotham, given his run from Star Wars to Triple Frontier to Moon Knight, he will fit like a glove.