Sebastian Stan is holding a press conference to promote his new movie, fjordwhile also answering the inevitable questions about his mysterious role in Matt Reeves batman sequel.
this Avengers: Doomsday The star doesn’t plan to reveal also But in an interview with ET, he did talk about working with former MCU co-star Scarlett Johansson and making the jump from Marvel to DC.
“It’s crazy. Yeah,” he says in the video below. “I thought I knew something about the comic book world. But it turns out I don’t.”
in a separate interview typeStan explains how he was eventually cast Batman – Part 2.
“Two things happened at the same time. I got a call to meet with Matt Reeves, who had seen The Apprentice and loved it, and said, ‘I want to talk to you about this new movie.’ At the same time, I reached out to James Gunn and said, ‘Look, man, I’m just letting you know — I’m here, I’m alive and well, and I’m ready to rock.’ “Then it happened. Sometimes I still feel like, did I leave the team and go to another team? These worlds have always run parallel and the strange thing is that they help each other.”
Harvey Dent was brought up, but Stan avoided speaking directly about his character by teasing the scope and scale of the long-awaited sequel.
“Look, there’s no way to keep any secrets anymore. I’m going to say this: People won’t fully understand this movie until they see it. Sometimes I’ll go to the set and look around and I’m like, I think we’re making [frick]The Godfather Part II. I feel very high about it. Matt spent three years working on it. There’s been a lot of speculation about these characters, about what this movie is, but I think it’s going to be a good return – it’s really grounded and real, and that’s why I love it. You want to tease that a little bit, but we still have a long time. “
MCU alum Sebastian Stan thought he knew a thing or two about making comic book movies until he crossed over to the DCU for Batman Part II. pic.twitter.com/ZaYWwF35XI
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When Stan’s casting was announced, the deal stated that he would play Dent/Two-Face, but this was never confirmed, and it was later rumored that he had actually been cast as Two-Face. Deranged serial killer Victor Sasse. Regardless, Jeff Snyder remains adamant that Stan is playing the twisted villain, not Gotham City’s prosecutor.
Regardless of which role he plays, Stan is now more careful when discussing movies and his characters.
When asked in a recent interview if he would “transform” for the sequel Alosinhe replied: “When you play a character, there’s always an external or internal transformation.”
in previous interviews deadlinethis Thunder* The actor said he’ll be playing “a lot of characters in this show,” which is taken to be a big hint that he’ll be playing Dent and his evil alter ego.
As for Scarlett Johansson, there are rumors that she will play a version of Poison Ivy. A blonde thought by many to be the actress’ stuntman recently discovered Ride shotgun in the Batmobile.
Shooting continues batman 2 In Glasgow, Scotland.
Earlier this year, Reeves officially announced the main cast of the film on social media.
Filmmakers confirm Robert Pattinson (Bruce Wayne/Batman), Jeffrey Wright (Jim Gordon), Andy Serkis (Alfred Pennyworth), Colin Farrell (Ozzy Cobb/Penguin), Jamie Lawson (Bella Real) and Gil Perez-Abraham (Officer Martinez) will reprise their roles, with new cast members including Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Charles Dance, Sebastian Koch and Brian Tyree Henry.
Reeves did not reveal the role that Gotham’s newest member will play.
After several previous delays, Batman – Part 2 It was originally scheduled to be released on October 1, 2027, but was recently postponed to February 18, 2028.