Sebastian Stan is carefully talking about his mysterious role in The Batman: Part II.
“It’s one of the most challenging situations I’ve been involved in,” the Captain America: The Winter Soldier actor told the Happy Sad Confused podcast in an episode published Monday. “I feel like it’s hard to talk about it without it becoming some speculative thing from some corner. I think it’s a very ambitious thing, and I hope it lands right. I have a lot of faith in it, because I just do feel like [director Matt Reeves] is truly a genius of our time, and one of the very few people that I think is so unique and so specific. And he has been at this for three years. I mean, it’s not an accident. He knows what he’s doing. And so I’m just happy to be part of that vision.”
“I just think it’s going to be great,” he added. “This is definitely, for me, feeling like something very different than I’ve gotten to do. And that’s what I love, and I’m excited about.”
Stan has been rumored to play the iconic Gotham City district attorney Harvey Dent (also known as Two-Face) in the film, but that’s not confirmed.
The actor also discussed how he landed the role in the first place, saying he “poked the bear” by nudging DC Studios co-chief James Gunn, and didn’t expect to get the part given his longtime association with the MCU.
“The DC thing was honestly always sort of a kind of like a joke in my mind,” he said. “I was like, ‘there’s no way that I’m ever going to end up [on a DC Studios film]’ … [But] Matt had seen The Apprentice and really liked the film and my work in that. And then that inspired a conversation. Subsequently, around the same time, I was kind of poking the bear a bit over there with James Gunn, going, ‘I think we should figure something out.’”
The comments come as production on The Batman: Part II in London pauses temporarily while director Matt Reeves takes some time to deal with a personal family matter. “Matt has the full support of DC Studios and we look forward to continuing the journey soon,” a studio spokesperson said.
The Batman: Part II stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman. In addition to Stan, the production has also added fellow MCU veteran Scarlett Johansson in an undisclosed role. The film currently has a release date of Feb. 18, 2028.
