Robert Pattinson Read ‘The Batman 2’ Script From a ‘High-Security’ Locked ‘Pouch’; ‘Penguin’ Season 2 Is ‘In Discussions,’ Matt Reeves Says
After nearly four years since “The Batman” became a blockbuster in 2022, the script for “Part II” is finally done and shooting is set to begin early next year.
“We start shooting in spring, probably around the end of April or beginning of May,” director Matt Reeves told Variety‘s Marc Malkin on the Emmys red carpet. “It’s been a long journey, but I am so incredibly excited. I’m really proud of the script me and Mattson did, and we’ve started to share it with Robert .”
Reeves revealed his excitement for coming back to the gritty world of Gotham and the lengths “The Batman” team had to go to keep the script under wraps. “We put into a secret pouch that literally has a lock on it with a code. was in New York at the time, and everything is high security.”
After finishing reading the script, Pattinson got to keep the script in the locked pouch: “We really trust Rob, because he’s the best.”
Reeves served as an executive producer and a writing supervisor on HBO’s “The Penguin,” which is nominated for 24 Emmy nominations. While Season 1 is labelled as a limited series, Reeves revealed that the team is actively thinking of a potential second season. “We’re in discussions. Lauren is thinking hard and we’re talking, so we’ll see. We love the show, and we think our cast is so incredible. The work that Lauren and the writers did was incredible. Our passion was in it, but never in our wildest dreams could we imagine it would have been received in the way that it was.”
