‘The Batman: Part 2′: Matt Reeves Confirms Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Charles Dance and More Cast Additions

‘The Batman: Part 2″ director Matt Reeves has been rolling out posts on X introducing a number of additions confirmed to be joining Robert Pattinson in the cast of the upcoming sequel.

Among the now-confirmed new faces, Reeves announced that Scarlett Johansson has joined the film, posting a photo of her in the 2013 film “Under the Skin” and writing “Next exit, Gotham… Welcome.” Sebastian Stan will also be on board, with Reeves writing “In a Gotham state of mind… Welcome” for the “Thunderbolts*” star. “Game of Thrones” actor Charles Dance has been cast in the superhero pic along with Brian Tyree Henry, who appeared in “Joker” and “Eternals.” Sebastian Koch, the German actor who appeared in “Homeland” and “A Good Day to Die Hard,” will also join the cast.

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Johansson’s involvement was first announced in December. Stan was first reported to be in talks in January, and is set to play Harvey Dent. Dance is believed to be playing Charles Dent, Harvey’s father. Also joining the cast are Jayme Lawson as Mayor Bella Reál and Gil Perez-Abraham as Officer Martinez.

Reeves previously shared a teaser of the Batmobile with the caption “SnowTires” possibly hinting that the part of the film will take place during winter.

Filming of the sequel is underway in the U.K. Pattinson is set to return as Bruce Wayne, joined by Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka the Penguin), Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner James Gordon and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth.

While plot details are tightly under wraps, in addition to the winter setting, Reeves did say the film will focus more on the character of Bruce Wayne since “the first is so focused on Batman.” Reeves pointed out that in previous films, the origin story is often the meat of Wayne’s background, but with “The Batman Part II,” fans will see the man behind the mask in new ways.

He revealed, “[In] a lot of the other films, which I love, once you get past the origin tale, which we didn’t quite do, but we did something that referred to his origins, then you start telling the Rogues Gallery story and that character’s sort of arch,” Reeves said. “But I never wanted to lose [Robert Pattinson] at the center of these stories, and so that is really what we set our aim on.”

“The Batman: Part 2” is set to open in theaters Oct. 1, 2027.