Colin Farrell hails script for ‘The Batman: Part II’ as “a masterwork”
Colin Farrell has described the script by Matt Reeves for The Batman: Part II as a “masterwork”.
The upcoming film, which is currently set for a 2027 release, is the long-awaited sequel to the original 2022 movie that stars Robert Pattinson as the iconic superhero, and Farrell is set to return as The Penguin.
Now, in a new interview with Josh Horowitz, Farrell has provided a key update and revealed that he has been blown away with the script produced by Reeves.
He shared: “I had many thoughts to share with Matt about the script. I really do think it’s a masterwork. Kind of a contemporary genre masterwork. It’s so brilliant and Robert [Pattinson] has got such a lovely journey to go on and take the audience through.”
Farrell continued, “It’s dense, it’s really really intelligent, it’s so deep and detailed. I’m saying too much.”
The Irish actor is confident that the director will be able to do justice to the script, adding, “It’s really extraordinary. I think he’s going to make an extraordinary film.”
The road to completing The Batman: Part II has been littered with setbacks. Initially, it was due to arrive in cinemas in late 2026, but this was pushed back by an entire 12 months in late 2024.
In February, while walking the red carpet for Mickey 17, Pattinson said that he was under the belief that the movie would be filmed “at the end of the year”. Then, three months later, he joked about the persistent delays faced by the production, stating, “I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be fucking old Batman by the sequel.”
Reeves announced to the world on social media that he had finally completed the script for the forthcoming feature. Warner Bros confirmed in August that filming will get underway in early 2026 ahead of its release in cinemas on October 1st, 2027.
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