It looks like The Batman Part II has added another star to its stacked cast. And spoiler, it’s someone from another major franchise.
Per Deadline, Charles Dance has signed on for the DC film. Best known for playing Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Dance is reportedly set to portray Harvey Dent’s father, Christopher. Earlier this year, we learned Harvey would be played by Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson was previously cast as his wife Gilda. Finding a man to play Papa Dent hasn’t been as easy, with big stars like Daniel Craig and Stellan Skarsgård said to have turned down the role prior to Dance.
Maybe that’s fitting, given how it’s been an odyssey for The Batman Part II to even begin to get made. Between the Hollywood strikes, Reeves’ general silence and the Penguin’s TV show, concerns swirled that the sequel had been quietly canceled. (Things had apparently gotten so bad that James Gunn had to ask people online to get off Reeves’ back.) Production is said to begin later this spring, so we’ll learn more about the movie through set photos in the coming weeks.
The Batman Part II is currently expected to land in theaters on October 1, 2027.
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