What if Scarlett Johansson moved from Marvel to DC? The actress would be close to landing a role, still kept secret, in the sequel to “The Batman” expected on September 29, 2027 in French theaters.
Things are finally moving in Gotham City! While Matt Reeves confirmed the rumors in the corridors which announced that Erik Messerschmidt (Mank, The Killer) would replace Greig Fraser as cinematographer, Nexus Point News drops a little bombshell, picked up by media as serious as Variety and Deadline: Scarlett Johansson could join Robert Pattinson in the cast of The Batman II.
The negotiations are even said to be in the final stages, which means that we are beyond rumor and simple consideration on the part of the production, but that there would only be a few details to be worked out before it is official. And it is perhaps at this moment that we will know who the actress will play, because no clue has been revealed by the media, not even if it will be a good girl, a bad girl or a mixture of the two, which obviously opened the door to speculation of all kinds.
Friend, foe or both?
If we do not believe in the potential Harley Quinn lead, the Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy option also seems to be ruled out because Matt Reeves had specified, in Septemberthat the villain he had chosen with his co-writer Mattson Tomlin had not “never been treated in a film before”without saying if he was only talking about live action or if animated feature films also counted in his index. Because many fans hope to see in Scarlett Johansson an incarnation of Andrea Beaumont, seen in Batman vs. the Masked Phantom, which was in line with the 90s series.
That’s if the Oscar-nominated actress for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit had to be Bruce Wayne’s antagonist, which is far from certain. On the good side, the names of Vicky Vale (played by Kim Basinger in Tim Burton’s first Batman) and Silver St. Cloud return, the latter, present in the first version of the script of the 1989 film, being a socialite from Gotham City, who organizes parties for the rich and influential people of the city, and with whom the hero falls in love. And it would be a credible option as we continue to explore the secrets of the metropolis and its elites.
Scarlett Johansson in all honesty
In any case, and while waiting to be decided on his role, it would undeniably be a big blow for the feature film, now expected on September 29, 2027 after having been postponed several times, so that Matt Reeves and Mattson Tomlin could refine the script. And Scarlett Johansson would become the first member of the original Avengers to move from Marvel to DC, in addition to adding a new franchise to her CV, she who will soon star in a new version of The Exorcist and should return in a sequel to Jurassic World Renaissance.
And she would join, in addition to Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis, Jeffrey Wright or Colin Farrell, who reprises his role of the Penguin, while Zoë Kravitz seems to have confirmed that she would not return in the guise of Selina Kyle / Catwoman. An absence which will perhaps have an impact on Scarlett Johansson’s place in the story, and we can’t wait to find out more, now that the machine seems to be in motion, with a view to filming in 2026.
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