Sebastian Stan in Talks for ‘The Batman: Part II’

If he does sign, Stan will join fellow MCU veteran Scarlett Johansson in the movie, which will see the return of Robert Pattinson’s brooding hero.

(Left) Sebastian Stan arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit/Provider: Etienne Laurent / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “The Batman,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Sebastian Stan may be joining ‘The Batman: Part II.’
His potential role is unknown for now.
Matt Reeves is once more directing.

Looks like ‘The Batman: Part II’ co-writer/director Matt Reeves isn’t done recruiting from the Marvel Universe.

Following word of Scarlett Johansson being in talks for a role, Deadline is reporting that Sebastian Stan –– AKA Bucky “The Winter Soldier” Barnes –– may join her in Gotham City.

As with Johansson, Stan’s casting is neither confirmed, nor do we know what role he might play. Though if you ask us, he’s a possible candidate for Harvey Dent/Two-Face, assuming Reeves is even including the character.

What’s the story of ‘The Batman: Part II’?

Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Batman,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Little is known officially about what Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader will tackle, but we do know that Colin Farrell is likely to return as Oz Cobb, the villainous gangster nicknamed “The Penguin” while ‘The Batman’ actors Andy Serkis (Alfred) and Jeffrey Wright (James Gordon) are also predicted to be back.

We can probably expect to see Batman tackle another menace from his rogues’ gallery, with Barry Keoghan teased as a potential Joker at the end of the original movie, but nothing confirmed about him actually playing the role.

And there had been chatter about Clayface, but with the character set to get his own movie within the main DC Studios universe (as opposed to ‘The Batman’, which falls under the ‘Elseworlds’ banner of movies/TV that don’t fit there), we’d expect someone else to threaten our hero.

Where else can we see Sebastian Stan?

Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2024 Marvel.

Stan, who scored a Best Actor Oscar nomination for playing a young Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice,’ was back as Bucky in two movies last year –– a quick cameo in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ and more fully in ‘Thunderbolts*.’

He’ll be back on Winter Soldier duty for this year’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ which lands on December 18.

Outside of his superhero work, Stan will be seen in a new drama called ‘Fjord’, which has yet to lock in a release date.

When will ‘The Batman: Part II’ be in theaters?

(L to R) Robert Pattinson and director Matt Reeves on the set in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Batman,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Following a variety of release date shifts as Reeves and co-writer Mattson Tomlin honed the script, the movie is currently set to land on screens on October 1, 2027.

(L to R) Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Batman,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.