Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): Scarlett Johansson is in talks to hitch ‘The Batman Part II’, the place she is predicted to star reverse Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader, in accordance with Variety.
Directed by Matt Reeves, the sequel is predicted to go on flooring subsequent spring, with Warner Bros. eyeing an October 2027 theatrical launch. Reeves’ first movie, ‘The Batman’, opened in March 2022 and went on to gather USD 772 million worldwide. The director and co-writer Mattson Tomlin accomplished the script for the sequel in June, with manufacturing sources indicating that Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman is unlikely to return.
Reeves, chatting with Variety on the Emmys in September, expressed pleasure over the brand new chapter whereas recalling the strict measures taken to keep up secrecy. ‘It’s been an extended journey, however I’m so extremely excited. I’m actually pleased with the script, and Mattson did,’ he stated. ‘We put [the script] right into a secret pouch that actually has a lock on it with a code… all the things is excessive safety.’
Details of Johansson’s function are being stored underneath wraps, however her attainable entry marks a big franchise transfer. The two-time Oscar nominee not too long ago delivered a serious box-office success with ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, which crossed USD 800 million globally. She can be set to seem within the upcoming reboot of ‘The Exorcist’, in accordance with Variety.
If finalised, the actor might be making a notable shift throughout the comic-book universe, from her iconic Marvel portrayal of Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) to a key function in DC’s increasing slate.
Johansson has additionally been energetic past franchise cinema. She made her directorial debut with ‘Eleanor the Great’, which premiered on the Cannes Film Festival and was launched by Sony Pictures Classics. She will subsequent be seen in James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger,’ reported Variety. (ANI)