While DC Studios is gearing up to start its cinematic universe with its beacon of hope, Superman, the natural order of things begs for balance. This is where Batman comes in who is the embodiment of vengeance. As we all know, The Batman Part 2 is set to release in 2027, and after the cinematic masterpiece ‘The Batman’, it’s almost impossible to put forth how frustratingly painful it must be for fans to wait for such a long time. So, we fans are coming up with multiple theories regarding the plot of The Batman Part 2 and I have come across several of them that make a certain level of sense and I can’t wait to share them with you folks. So without any further dilly-dallying, let’s dive right into it, shall we?
The Penguin’s Upcoming Season Will Set up The Batman Part 2
If I talk about my theory, we all know that The Batman Part 2 has been delayed for a 2027 release and I might have an idea behind this delay’s reason. Matt Reeves recently confirmed that The Penguin Season 2 is in the works and he and his team are working on ideas to approach this new season. I feel that since Penguin has replaced the Falcones and is now the crime boss of Gotham City, The Penguin Season 2 will be used to create a story that will make it easier for The Batman Part 2 to do its own thing.
The Penguin Season 1 was there to show us Ozwald’s rise to power. However, he is still to become the villain DC fans are familiar with, and to pitch him against the Bat of Gotham, The Penguin Season 2 will bring him to all his glory gradually making him a big enough threat to ping on Batman’s radar. I feel that the sequel was delayed with the intent of releasing The Penguin Season 2 followed by The Batman 2 for all the above-mentioned reasons.
The Batman Part 2 Might Bring the Court of Owls as the Main Villain
While doom-scrolling on Reddit, I came across multiple theories regarding The Batman Part 2’s plot. While most of these theories were rather ambiguous, one of them particularly struck out and made a lot of sense. According to this theory brought forth by MrDrPepper1998, In The Batman, we saw that the DA of Gotham, Gill Coulson was killed by The Riddler and following the floods, Bella Reál announced the formation of an Anti Crime/Corruption task force. To carry out this task, she will need a bold and fearless DA and this is the perfect opportunity to introduce Harvey Dent as the new DA of Gotham who will lead this task force.
Since The Batman universe does not follow an exact comic storyline, there is a possibility that with the introduction of this task force, the corrupt politicians and businessmen of Gotham will start operating from the shadows, giving birth to The Court of Owls. Batman gets a hint of such an organization and to infiltrate their ranks, we will get to see more of Bruce Wayne this time around, amending the complaints fans had of him having too little screen time in the first movie.
Meanwhile, now since The Penguin has become the crime boss of Gotham, he might start getting politically involved leading him to be approached by the Court of Owls in the final episodes of The Penguin Season 2, and in The Batman Part 2, he will become the link that will tip off Batman about the existence of such an organization to save his skin from the Caped Crusader.
The Batman Part 2 could also set up Part 3 with Selina Kyle breaking out her half-sister Sofia Falcone from Arkham. This could lead to a mass prison break freeing the Riddler and Barry Keoghan’s Joker from captivity, setting up The Batman Part 3 inspired by the comic run of War of Jokes and Riddles. In the comic, Joker and Riddler go to war against each other and the entire Gotham City becomes a victim of the crossfire between them. This is where Batman and Jim Gordon team up to stop both the villains from taking down the entire city with them.
So, what do you guys think about this Batman 2 plot theory? To me, it would be an insane plot for the upcoming flick and if you have any theories of your own for The Batman Part 2’s plot, use this post as a discussion ground and while we wait for any official details, let us in on your theories as well while staying tuned with us for further updates!
