News The Batman: Part II The Batman: Part II Villain Tease Sparks Speculation About Hush, Court of Owls, and More But seriously, it’d be cool if it was Hush. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on September 18, 2025 Credit: Warner Bros. Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Warner Bros. The Batman: Part II is now officially moving into production, with filming set to start in April or early May 2026, according to director Matt Reeves. Reeves, who wrote the script for the sequel with Mattson Tomlin, also shared a teaser for who the villain might be when talking on the Emmys red carpet with Josh Horowitz of Happy Sad Confused.  Reeves shared that, for his Batman movies, he wanted to push “even further into the character of Bruce Wayne because the first story is so much about The Batman.”  He added, “I always wanted the movies to be focused on his character… I never wanted to lose [Robert Pattinson, who plays Bruce Wayne] as the center of these stories and so that is what we set our aim on—so picking the villain that digs into what that does, that goes into his past and his life—that was what drove that discussion.”  If that wasn’t enough to intrigue fans, he also said that what we’ll see in The Batman: Part II has “never really been done in a movie before.” The rogues gallery is vast, but there are a few villains that could fit the description Reeves laid out. The most direct, perhaps, is Hush. Hush, aka Tommy Elliot, was childhood friends with Bruce. Unlike Bruce, however, he is a sociopath who tried and failed to murder his parents for money and, once he and Bruce were grown-ups, he concocts a revenge scheme on Bruce because he blames Bruce’s father for saving his parents’ lives and thus ruining his moneymaking endeavor.  Hush is far from the only candidate, of course. Reactor’s Slack was abuzz with other possibilities, including the criminal syndicate The Court of Owls, which has been around since Gotham’s founding, as well as Hugo Strange and Red Hood. Other names that popped up include Scarface, Calendar Man, Mad Hatter, and Man Bat (you never know!).  The possibilities are many, and the speculating is fun while we wait for more news on the sequel, including who will eventually be cast as said villain. [end-mark] The post <i>The Batman: Part II</i> Villain Tease Sparks Speculation About Hush, Court of Owls, and More appeared first on Reactor.