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‪@livscinemas: i just met sebastian stan im screaming‬

The Batman Part II’ starts filming in May.

In theaters on October 1, 2027. (X)

Sebastian Stan has been officially cast as Harvey Dent in ‘The Batman Part II’, directed by Matt Reeves. (X)

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@kleber_mendonca_filho: Wagner e Sebastian. Janeiro 2026. @imsebastianstan @wagnermoura_brasil

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Guys it’s not The Riddler they already cast Paul Dano for it

@DEADLINE: EXCLUSIVE: After landing Scarlett Johansson for a new role in ‘The Batman Part II,’ director Matt Reeves looks to have snagged one of her 'Avengers’ co-stars for another new role in the upcoming sequel. Sources tell Deadline Sebastian Stan is in talks to join the highly-anticipated DC Studios sequel in a role which is unknown. If a deal closes, he would join Robert Pattinson, who is set to reprise his role as the Caped Crusader in the upcoming sequel that Reeves is writing and directing.

‘The Batman Part II’: Sebastian Stan In Talks For Role Opposite Robert Pattinson In Sequel – The Dish

By Justin Kroll, Anthony D'Alessandro

EXCLUSIVE: After landing Scarlett Johansson for a new role in The Batman Part II, director Matt Reeves looks to have snagged one of her Avengers co-stars for another new role in the upcoming sequel. Sources tell Deadline Sebastian Stan is in talks to join the highly-anticipated DC Studios sequel in a role which is unknown. If a deal closes, he would join Robert Pattinson, who is set to reprise his role as the Caped Crusader in the upcoming sequel that Reeves is writing and directing.

DC Studios did not respond for request for comment.

The DC Studios pic is set to start production in the spring and will open in theaters on October 1, 2027. DC Co-bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran are producing.

Reeves’ The Batman was the first mega theatrical blockbuster for Warner Bros post-Covid after implementing a day-and-date release strategy on HBO Max. The movie starring Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz grossed $369.3 million at the domestic box office and $772M worldwide.

Stan is no stranger to the comic book pic after playing the role of the Winter Soldier for the past decade, most recently seen reprising it in the Marvel Studios pic Thunderbolts*.

He also was recently seen in his critically acclaimed role as Donald Trump in The Apprentice, which earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the part.

🔴 Sebastian Stan to Join Robert Pattinson in ‘The Batman 2’

By Angelique Jackson, Brent Lang

Sebastian Stan may be headed for Gotham City. The Oscar-nominated star of “The Apprentice” is in talks to join Robert Pattinson in DC Studios’ “The Batman Part II.”

Stan is no stranger to costumed heroes and villains, having played Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in numerous Marvel movies. It’s unclear who he will be playing in the upcoming Dark Knight adventure and whether he will be an adversary or an ally to Bruce Wayne.

The long-awaited superhero sequel, directed by Matt Reeves, is expected to begin shooting next spring for an October 2027 theatrical release from Warner Bros. “The Batman” opened in theaters in March 2022 and grossed $772 million at the worldwide box office.

“The Batman Part II,” written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin, recently added Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson to an already star-studded supporting cast, with Colin Farrell returning as Oz Cobb aka The Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner James Gordon and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth. Barry Keoghan is also expected to appear once more as the Joker. Johansson and Stan worked together in several Avengers adventures. He also previously appeared alongside Pattinson in “The Devil All the Time,” a slice of Southern gothic that debuted on Netflix in 2020.

“The Batman Part II” has endured a long gestation as Reeves has worked to top his critically acclaimed and gritty first take on the comic book adventure.

“It’s been a long journey, but I am so incredibly excited. I’m really proud of the script me and Mattson did,” Reeves told Variety at the Emmys in September.

The filmmaker also revealed the lengths to which “The Batman” team went to keep the story under wraps. “We put [the script] into a secret pouch that literally has a lock on it with a code. [Pattinson] was in New York at the time, and everything is high security.”

While “The Batman Part II” isn’t officially part of the newly relaunched DCU, it is still being developed under James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios banner. The new cinematic superhero universe kicked off last summer with “Superman,” which grossed $615 million worldwide. “Supergirl” flies into theaters next (on June 26), followed by “Clayface” (dated for Sept. 2026) the “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow” (July 2027) and a new “Wonder Woman” movie that’s in the works.

Stan most recently appeared in “Thunderbolts*,” an MCU feature that disappointed at the box office. His credits include “I, Tonya” and “A Different Man.” He will next appear in “Avengers: Doomsday” and in the thriller, “Fjord.”

DC Studios had no comment on the casting. Stan is repped by CAA and B-Side Management. Deadline first reported Stan’s casting.

Films Fatale names Fjord one of its Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2026:

Cristian Mungiu has yet to top his Palme d'Or winning magnum opus, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (to be fair, it’s a damn good picture), but I am still looking forward to his film, Fjord. Starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve (reunited here after appearing in A Different Man), this promises to be a shocking, intense drama; the fact that it already has Neon backing the film is a sure sign that Fjord is likely going to be discussed later this year (during the awards season, perhaps, but certainly when all of the major film festivals kick off). I’m sure there will be many more international titles to look forward to, but, as previously discussed, they often aren’t known about this early in a year (or to this extent), but I still anticipate something special from Fjord.

Waldemar Dalenogare, movie critic and member of the Critics Choice Association, named Fjord as one of his most anticipated movies of 2026:

“[Mungiu] is a director I like a lot for the way he explores social and family tensions. […] It’s one of my most anticipated films of the year, and it should also have a good festival run.”