The Batman Part II has added another major supervillain to the mix in the form of Clayface.
The first movie, starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, was a major commercial and critical success for DC and Part II was greenlit almost immediately after Part 1's release.
In The Batman, the Dark Knight goes up against Penguin (Colin Farrell) and Riddler (Paul Dano), while there is a cameo appearance from Joker (Barry Keoghan).
All of these characters are grounded in reality, but The Batman universe might be heading into the world of fantasy with the news that Clayface has been added to the mix, as reported by Deadline.
The outlet details that Doctor Sleep director Mike Flannagan has pitched a Clayface movie to Warner Bros. but the studio is unclear about a standalone feature as the plan is for the character to appear in The Batman Part II.
Within DC Comics, several people have taken the Clayface moniker. Each of them develops clay-like bodies which allows them to shapeshift.
The Batman Part II is set for release on 3 October 2025.
The Batman Part II to avoid superhero cliches
The next Batman movie is set to stay clear of a very specific cliche about superhero sequels.
As the years have progressed and fans have been granted an overwhelming amount of comic book adaptations, patterns have started to emerge with regards to heroes and villains.
Historically, the first movies with regards to a new hero are origin pieces, while the second and perhaps the third shift the focus on to a villain.
This formula can be found with Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, where The Joker and Bane receive almost as much attention as Bruce Wayne. It can be seen in the Spider-Man movies, too, particularly with Doc Oc in Spider-Man 2.
But, Matt Reeves says Robert Pattinson's Batman will always be at the core of his features.
"To me, the thing I really feel is that I also believe that Rob (Pattinson) is so special in the role," he told Collider.
"My goal has always been to do these point-of-view stories that allow the character to always be the emotional centre of the story.
"A lot of times what happens is, after you do the first one, then suddenly other Rogues Gallery characters come in, and they kind of take over, and then Batman takes a backseat of character-wise, or emotionally."
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