Robert Pattinson in The BatmanImage via Warner Bros.
There are plenty of superhero movies coming down the pipe in the next few years, but few have as much anticipation behind them as The Batman Part II. The sequel to the 2022 Batman film has been in development limbo for years now, but things have finally moved forward in the last week, with director Matt Reeves confirming that cameras are now rolling on the DC sequel. In addition to all the returning stars, Reeves has recruited some big stars from the other side of the superhero aisle to join his DC sequel, such as Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson. The duo is best known for their work starring as Bucky Barnes and Natasha Romanoff respectively in the MCU. Game of Thrones veteran Charles Dance has also joined the cast of The Batman Part II, which is coming to theaters on October 1, 2027.
While there are obvious names, like Robert Pattinson and Andy Serkis, who are returning for another bout as Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth, another key Gotham figure is stepping into a larger role in The Batman Part II. Jeffrey Wright will star in the film as Jim Gordon, who many are expecting will have been promoted to the police commissioner from his previous rank as detective. Wright took to his personal Instagram yesterday afternoon to share a new image of himself from the set of The Batman Part II, confirming that this next version of Jim Gordon will once again feature his iconic mustache. Look back as far as you want in DC history and through projects in all mediums, Jim Gordon has always had his mustache as long as he’s been around, and Reeves isn’t steering away from the classic design now.
Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🚀Star Wars
💍Lord of the Rings
🧙Harry Potter
👑Game of Thrones
🖖Star Trek
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What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
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Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
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How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
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Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
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What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
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How does your universe treat good and evil? A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
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What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
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What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
The Wizarding World
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Westeros · The Known World
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
The United Federation of Planets
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
Who Is the Villain of ‘The Batman Part II’?
Director Matt Reeves has yet to officially reveal who will play the featured villain in The Batman Part II. Fans and numerous reputable reports have speculated that Sebastian Stan’s Harvey Dent will be the primary antagonist, but it’s yet to be confirmed if this is even who he’s playing. It’s more likely that The Batman Part II will feature multiple antagonists, similar to the first part, which put Paul Dano’s Riddler at the front of the evil ensemble along with Colin Farrell‘s Penguin and John Turturro‘s Carmine Falcone. Brian Tyree Henry has also been cast in a key role in The Batman Part II, but it’s undisclosed who he will play.
Check out The Batman on HBO Max and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of The Batman Part II before it hits theaters on October 1, 2027.
Release Date
October 1, 2027
Director
Matt Reeves
Writers
Matt Reeves, Mattson Tomlin, Bill Finger, Bob Kane
