Barry Keoghan Hints at His Joker Returning to ‘The Batman Part II’: “It would be exciting, wouldn’t it”

‘The Batman Part II’ is deep in the development process. Recently the movie has been delayed for close to a year, but at least we’re getting regular updates on it.

Robert Pattinson will be portraying Bruce Wayne. Zoë Kravitz will reprise the role of Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman, while Andy Serkis will return to take on the character of Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne’s loyal butler and confidant. Colin Farrell will be returning as the Penguin, rounding out the cast of characters in this new iteration of the Batman universe. While most of the cast was confirmed months ago, one name is still under question – Barry Keoghan’s Joker.

Keoghan played an “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” ‘The Batman’ (2022). Reeves subsequently confirmed that Keoghan’s character was, in fact, the Joker. A deleted scene featuring Keoghan’s Joker and Robert Pattinson’s Batman was released by Warner Bros. on March 24, 2022, three weeks after the film’s initial release, and the fans received it well.

Now more than a year ago Collider reported that Keoghan would be returning to his role of The Joker in the upcoming sequel, however, no official confirmation from the studio came, now Variety also asked about Keoghan’s role in the movie, while he didn’t explicitly confirm it, he didn’t deny it in any case. Fans are already speculating that Keoghan’s Joker will have a minor role in the movie, but a much greater one in ‘The Batman III’ if it ever comes to it that is.

“There we go!” I can’t say much. The camera is looking right at me. We’ll see where that goes. Again, it was an incredible experience … and yeah, I can’t say.

This is not the first time that the actor has hinted at his return, more than half a year ago the actor gave a similar answer to Vanity Fair, he did not deny or confirm the rumors, but due to the secrecy of it all, he is most likely returning, at least as a cameo.

Keoghan confirmed that it would be exciting to return to the universe:

I can’t really say anything about that, my man, but it would be exciting, wouldn’t it? To see The Joker come to life again.”

“The Batman – Part II” is scheduled for release on October 2, 2026. Reeves recently teased several “main villains” of the movie and fans are really suspecting that Court of Owls will be adapted.

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