‘The Batman: Part II’ Rumor Reveals Scarlett Johansson’s Villain and Court of Owls Storyline

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Batman: Part II.

Scarlett Johansson is reportedly playing an important character in Matt Reeves’ The Batman: Part II. Earlier rumors suggested she had been cast as Gilda Dent, the wife of Harvey Dent. However, a new leak now claims she will play the film’s main villain.

According to a Reddit post from the reliable DCULeaks account, “Johansson is the main villain—a serial killer obsessed with plants. She uses toxins, making her a realistic version of Poison Ivy.

She’s after the character played by Charles Dance, who leads a secret organization made up of the city’s most powerful figures—the Court of Owls.”

The rumored cast also includes Sebastian Stan as a scarred and tattooed Victor Zsasz and Brian Tyree Henry as Harvey Dent/Two-Face.

In a recent interview, Robert Pattinson said The Batman: Part II will be a “really different type of Batman movie.” He believes fans will be “really pleasantly surprised” by the film’s new approach.

Pattinson said, “The script is so good. It’s kinda crazy because the first one was already a little bit of a different type of Batman movie, and this is a really different type of Batman movie. Hopefully, people will be really pleasantly surprised by it.”

Here’s the reported full cast for The Batman: Part II:

• Robert Pattinson as Batman
• Sebastian Stan as TBA
• Scarlett Johansson as TBA
• Charles Dance as TBA
• Sebastian Koch as TBA
• Brian Tyree Henry as Harvey Dent
• Andy Serkis as Alfred
• Colin Farrell as The Penguin
• Jeffrey Wright as Jim Gordon
• Jayme Lawson as Mayor Bella Reál
• Gil Perez-Abraham as Officer Martinez

The Batman: Part II reunites director Reeves and co-writer Mattson Tomlin for the sequel to The Batman and The Penguin. The first movie followed a younger Bruce Wayne caught in a noir-style mystery involving the Riddler and Gotham’s corrupt elite. It went on to gross $772 million worldwide during its theatrical run.

The Batman: Part II will hit theaters on October 1, 2027, by Warner Bros. Pictures.