Scarlett Johansson Circling Role in "The Batman 2"

Scarlett Johansson is in talks to join the cast of “The Batman Part II,” starring opposite Robert Pattinson‘s Caped Crusader.

The DC Studios film, directed by Matt Reeves, is slated to begin shooting next spring for an October 2027 theatrical release from Warner Bros. 

“The Batman” opened in theatres in March 2022 and grossed $772 million at the worldwide box office.

Reeves and co-writer Mattson Tomlin completed the script for the long-awaited sequel in June. 

According to sources with knowledge of the production, Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman is not expected to return for the follow-up film.

“It’s been a long journey, but I am so incredibly excited. I’m really proud of the script me and Mattson did,” Reeves said at the 2025 Emmys, revealing 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. [Robert Pattinson] was in New York at the time, and everything is high security.”

Likewise, details of Johansson’s potential role have not been revealed, but the move is the latest major franchise deal for the actress, who most recently starred in the box office smash “Jurassic World Rebirth," which grossed more than $800 million for Universal.

Johansson joining the Batman sequel means swinging across the comic book street from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where she played Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.

Up next, she will appear in “The Exorcist” reboot. 

Johansson, a two-time Oscar nominee, has also been be plenty busy outside of the realm of franchise IP, too. 

She made her directorial debut with the drama “Eleanor the Great,” which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures Classics.

Johansson will next be seen starring in James Gray’s “Paper Tiger.”