The Batman 2 production designer Luke Hull has posted what appears to be a prop photo from the production of the DC sequel – and it may confirm the appearance of villains we've been dying to see on the big screen.
As you can see below, a complicated labyrinth structure has got tongues wagging among The Batman fandom.
The smart money, if this is indeed related to The Batman 2, is about the Court of Owls, the shadowy protectors of Gotham who have pulled strings from the sidelines for centuries.
The first major appearance of the masked villains in Scott Snyder's Batman comics run culminated in Batman having to fight the group in a maze that looks eerily similar to the one presented here.
🤔🦇🦉 pic.twitter.com/GUpjODVefKAugust 1, 2026
A coincidence? A tease? Whatever it is, it's proved the catalyst for speculation that the Court of Owls – perhaps the most-requested villains in a crowded field – are making their bow in The Batman 2.
Elsewhere, the layer of mystery surrounding the project's main players shows no signs of dissipating.
The Batman 2, recently delayed until 2028, includes Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan among its newcomers, though there has been no concrete information about who they are playing just yet. Stan's new bald look, however, has led to talk he could be playing shaven-headed serial killer Victor Zsasz.
What is more certain is that The Batman 2 will look amazing – if Matt Reeves' snow-covered screentest is anything to go by.
The Batman 2, starring Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, and Andy Serkis, opens in cinemas on February 18, 2028.
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