UPDATE: The Batman - Part II Set Photos Reveal A First Glimpse Of The Batmobile

UPDATE: The Batman - Part II Set Photos Reveal A First Glimpse Of The Batmobile

Though the shots were taken from a distance, these latest photos from the set of Matt Reeves' The Batman sequel reveal a first look at the Batmobile...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 06, 2026 12:08 PM EST
Filed Under: The Batman 2

UPDATE: Though she wasn't mentioned as part of Matt Reeves' recent announcements, it looks like Hannah Khalique-Brown has joined the cast of The Batman - Part II in an undisclosed role.

Two separate professional casting websites list Alejandra de la O as Khalique-Brown's stand-in.

The British actress has appeared in the likes of Doctors, The Undeclared War, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Dune: Prophecy, and Black Doves. She also had a small role in Barbie.

Original story follows.

As filming continues on The Batman - Part II near Leavesden Studios in the UK, these latest photos from the set reveal a distant first glimpse of the Batmobile.

It's difficult to tell if the Dark Knight's iconic car has undergone any modifications since the first film, but even if Bruce Wayne has made a few upgrades, we can't imagine they'll be anything too high-tech.

In keeping with the movie's more grounded tone, the modified vintage muscle car that was introduced in The Batman was a very different beast to the more utilitarian vehicles driven by Christian Bale's Caped Crusader in Christopher Nolan's trilogy and Ben Affleck's Bat in the DCEU.

We don't have much context for the scene being filmed/rehearsed here, but residents living around the area of Bovingdon Airfield Studios were notified about "the firing of loud blank ammunition, and a lighting rig simulating a helicopter searchlight."

Check out the photos at the links below.

A recent video showed Jeffrey Wright and Brian Tyree Henry's stand-ins on a bridge surrounded by GCPD vehicles and ambulances (we had heard that Henry, not Sebastian Stan, had been cast as Harvey Dent/Two-Face), which would seem to indicate that the Eternals star's character is working with Jim Gordon (he could also be playing Harvey Bullock, of course).

Rumors are circulating that Scarlett Johansson is set to portray a "serial killer obsessed with plants, who uses toxins to carry out her crimes" (surely Poison Ivy). Her main target is said to be Charles Dance's character, "the leader of a secret organization made up of the most powerful figures in the city" (the Court of Owls, no doubt).

If Johansson is playing a version of Pamela Isley, it may lend credence to another recent rumor that DC Studios is developing a live-action Poison Ivy series set in the same universe as The Batman movies and HBO's The Penguin.

After several previous delays, The Batman - Part II was scheduled to arrive in theaters on October 1, 2027, but was recently pushed back to February 18, 2028.

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/6/2026, 10:07 AM
Reeeeee it's gonna get canceled reeeeeee Gunn is the devil REEEEEEEEEEE
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Matchesz
Matchesz - 8/6/2026, 11:02 AM
@bobevanz - i had a premonition Gunn gets fired and Reeves takes his job
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/6/2026, 12:03 PM
@bobevanz - Not quite right no. This is the franchise that Paramount likes enough to move to 2028 so they can actually profit from it. Notice how they didn't move MOT to 2028. You can't profit from a flop and judging by the last two super movies MOT is indeed going to flop very badly.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/6/2026, 12:04 PM
@Matchesz - I dreamt I was on a beach with cocktails and ice cream but I like your dream better.
regmovieguy
regmovieguy - 8/6/2026, 12:08 PM
@Matchesz

Reeves isn’t interested in the wider DC. One of the many reasons he didn’t want to direct Affleck’s Batman.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/6/2026, 10:20 AM
Cool even if i can barely see the car lol…

I personally do like that Batmobile and might be my favorite live action version behind the Burton one tbh.

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InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 10:22 AM
Interesting that the new upgraded Batmobile has a passenger seat whereas it did not in the first movie. Robin confirmed?
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 8/6/2026, 10:34 AM
@InfinitePunches - I wish. I maintain that this version of Batman would be MOST likely to have a Robin for several reasons. Most importantly it would continue his arc.
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InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 10:44 AM
@FleischerSupes - Every Batman should have a Robin. It was less than a year after Batman that Robin was introduced in the comics. Burton and Nolan perpetuated this notion that Batman is somehow cooler without a protégé. But it's what humanizes him. It's what makes kids believe they could become like Batman if they tried hard enough. And it gives purpose to Batman's crusade. Gotham's future isn't secure if the next generation has no protector.
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FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 8/6/2026, 11:05 AM
@InfinitePunches - Exactly!
UceOmega
UceOmega - 8/6/2026, 12:01 PM
@InfinitePunches - “Every Batman needs a Robin.” Are you a wannabe Batman expert or fanatic? The best Batman films had no Robin and the worst ones did. Go figure. 🤦🏿‍♂️
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 1:02 PM
@UceOmega - That's the thing. People assume that there's a correlation there when there is none.

Robin wasn't what made the bad movies bad, and the good movies would have been better if Robin had been included.
Forthas
Forthas - 8/6/2026, 10:43 AM
One of the worst things about the Reeves-verse! Give us...

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InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 10:56 AM
@Forthas - I'm not huge on Burton's adaptation overall, but this car is still unbeaten:
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Btas is a close second:
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Forthas
Forthas - 8/6/2026, 11:19 AM
@InfinitePunches - If style is the only criterion... sure, maybe it is best. But it does not look functional. It is too low to the ground so it does not appear as though it could handle all-terrains. The length of the car makes turning more difficult. And the flaring wings in the back make it look as though Batman is vein. I love the Nolan take, which appears to be practical and still unique. Snyder's version is right there with his take, which I find to be sleek and more nimble than the Nolan Batmobile. For me, it is a toss up in terms of the Nolan car versus the Snyder version. I will put it like this. If I were expecting to come under a lot of fire I would rather be in the Nolan Batmobile. If I were in a high-speed chase needing to catch a criminal I would rather be in the Snyder Batmobile.
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 11:28 AM
@Forthas - First of all, Batman IS vain lol
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Second of all,
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InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 11:34 AM
@Forthas - This may sound funny, but in terms of functionality, the Scuttler from the Lego Batman movie may be the most practical Bat-vehicle ever conceived.
https://packaged-media.redd.it/cjvfishuyt7d1/pb/m2-res_394p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&c=wh_ben_en&var=sgpssan&v=1&e=1786046400&s=7251e058736607272ba7504496c268710cf853ff
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 8/6/2026, 11:37 AM
@Forthas - Not only is the Nolan Tumbler more practical in terms of withstanding any attack (short of a rocket launcher) and pushing aside anything that gets in its way, it's outright frightening. Batman's car should be just as scary as he is, and although I personally like Reeves' take well enough (the only batmobile I don't like is the one from Batman and Robin), it's just a normal car. It may be more practical and durable than your average car, but it's still just a car.
Forthas
Forthas - 8/6/2026, 12:46 PM
@TheJok3r - "..but it's still just a car."

Exactly my problem with it. The car chase down of the Penguin in The Batman made it seem a bit weak as it had no ability to stop a plain car other than to ram into it. The Tumble stopped a garbage truck, propelled itself onto rooftops, used miniature mines to stop the police from chasing him, and has artillery to blow through barriers. Not to mention it can be driven remotely and in stealth mode.

So we have taken a few steps backward with Reeves Batmobile.
Forthas
Forthas - 8/6/2026, 12:48 PM
@InfinitePunches - That was weird!
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/6/2026, 12:57 PM
@InfinitePunches - 1000% agree that Burtons Batmobile is the BEST; looks wise... and is still my favorite. But if we are going on how practical it is then Nolan's or Batfleck's is far superior
Ikusa
Ikusa - 8/6/2026, 10:48 AM
I was really hoping for an updated suit but I feel what we see is all we're ever going to get.
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 1:05 PM
@Ikusa - This would go hard.
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Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/6/2026, 11:13 AM
What a piece of crap.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/6/2026, 12:10 PM
Reeve's Batman is dead. Burry it.

Just a knock-off of Nolan's movies.

Fans want a spectacular bats who goes against meta-villains.
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/6/2026, 12:41 PM
@lazlodaytona - Canonically in the comics, he starts off going up against normal mobsters and Joker-types, then around the time Grayson starts as Robin, they start running into supercriminals.

I think it'd be kinda interesting to see a Pattinson-type Batman who is a trained ninja, prepared to fight any normal person, thrust into a situation that's completely outside of his wheelhouse and have him on the backfoot.

I've said for years that they should make a Batman story where a Superman or Green Lantern villain shows up in Gotham. Have Hugo Strange accidentally open a portal to the Phantom Zone and release Jax-Ur or Atrocitus on Miagani Island and just let Bruce figure it out.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 8/6/2026, 1:03 PM
@lazlodaytona - The Batman made over $770 million at the box office, while Superman made a little below $620 million, and Supergirl was the worst performing movie ever released by WB. Penguin was constantly in the top viewed shows each week and won 9 Emmy awards, while Peacemaker did neither; is it really Reeves' universe that's dead ?
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 8/6/2026, 1:04 PM
Why is the update on here about something totally different than the Batmobile? 😵‍💫
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/6/2026, 1:39 PM
@FrankenDad - is it about something totally different than The Batman 2?
MR
MR - 8/6/2026, 1:14 PM
Above all else, I can't wait for this movie. I loved the first Battinson.
karazorel
karazorel - 8/6/2026, 1:18 PM
Off Topic - British Actress Minnie Driver, voice of Penguin in the ‘Batman Caped Crusader’ animated series, Arcane, The Witcher Blood Origin and many great movies. Has been through a really bad car accident in France. She’s back in the UK now recovering.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/6/2026, 1:37 PM
Hannah Khalique-Brown?

Talia! It's gotta be Talia!

This woman would be a brilliant casting choice for Talia.
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