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Why Scarlett Johansson Admits Her Mysterious Role in The Batman: Part 2 Left Her Plagued by Sudden 'Existential Angst'

  • Scarlett Johansson told Entertainment Tonight that her undisclosed role in The Batman sequel proved challenging, admitting the character spurred "a lot of existential angst" and was "hard to figure out."
  • Director Matt Reeves confirmed Johansson's casting in the film last May, marking her debut alongside fellow MCU veteran Sebastian Stan in the Robert Pattinson-led feature.
  • Johansson plays Gilda Dent, the wife of Gotham City district attorney Harvey Dent, portrayed by Stan in the ensemble cast alongside Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne.
  • Production is currently led by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, who stepped in to direct principal photography after Reeves temporarily stepped away due to a personal matter.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed a release date of Feb. 18, 2028, for the sequel as filming continues on the project with principal photography underway.
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Scarlett Johansson has described her role in Batman: Part II as one of the most difficult to build in her career. The actress has yet to reveal who she will play in the 2022 sequel, but she admitted that the character caused her a lot of existential anxiety. Johansson was asked which of her recent roles took her the most out of her comfort zone – Batman: Part II or The Exorcist: Martyrs. She pointed to Matt Reeves’ project. “Probably Batman, bec…

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Scarlett Johansson says secret role in The Batman II was ‘very hard to figure out’

Actor said the role brought on ‘a lot of existential angst’

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No one is who seems to be in the casting of The Batman 2. Except, of course, Robert Pattinson himself in the role of the dark knight, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon and Andy Serkis in the role of Alfred, the faithful butler of the superhero. The rest of the new faces of the cast were announced under the pretext of incarnating in the beginning certain characters of the Gotham universe... But secrecy, the lack of an official announcement an…

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Just Jared broke the news on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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