Casting The Batman (2021)

In 2021, Matt Reeves’ The Batman will release into cinemas and launch a new era for the Dark Knight. The rumours are that it will be a detective focused film that will have most of Batman’s rogues gallery already existing in Gotham. Most sources seem to imply the film will feature Catwoman, Penguin, Two-Face, Riddler, Mad Hatter and Firefly, along with the usual characters of Alfred, Gordon, and Lucius Fox.

These are not particularly predictions, but what my ideal cast would be from these characters that are rumoured to be featured in the film. I will select by top choice, my back up, and then a dream casting that usually will be very unlikely to happen. I’m sure many people will disagree with these choices but these are simply my personal picks and I welcome discussion about it.

Bruce Wayne/The Batman:

Robert Pattinson (Confirmed)

Selina Kyle/Catwoman:

Top Choice – Ana De Armas

Back Up – Lily James

Dream – Ana De Armas (She is rumoured to actually be the front runner for the role)

Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin:

Top Choice – Toby Jones

Back Up – Peter Dinklage

Dream – Andy Serkis (Unlikely due to directing Venom 2 which releases at the end of 2020)

Harvey Dent/Two-Face:

Top Choice – Daniel Kaluuya

Back Up – Zachary Quinto

Dream – Denzel Washington (Unlikely to take on comic book role, especially when it is not lead)

Edward Nygma/The Riddler:

Top Choice – David Tennant

Back Up – Eddie Redmayne

Dream – David Tennant/Matt Smith (Matt Smith is unlikely as he is in Morbius in 2020 in the Spider-Man universe)

Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter:

Top Choice – Paul Dano

Back Up – Simon Pegg

Dream – Jake Gyllenhaal (Is already Mysterio in MCU/this is a smaller role he would be unlikely to take)

Firefly:

Top Choice – Carey Mulligan

Back Up – Kristen Bell

Dream – Amy Adams (Is already Lois Lane in the DCEU)

Detective James Gordon:

Top Choice – Bryan Cranston

Back Up – Dennis Haysbert

Dream – Brad Pitt (Seems to be taking a bigger step back from acting after his successful 2019 and concentrating more on producing)

Alfred Pennyworth:

Top Choice – Ralph Fiennes

Back Up – Jared Harris

Dream – Daniel Day-Lewis (He has apparently retired from acting and would have been unlikely to take the role anyway)

Lucius Fox:

Top Choice – Lakeith Stanfield

Back Up – John David Washington

Dream – Lakeith Stanfield

Bonus

These characters seem very unlikely to appear in the first Batman film but could appear in future Batman or DCEU films in the future (especially for Poison Ivy who could very likely star in a Gotham City Sirens film alongside Harley Quinn and Catwoman). Joker is likely on a hiatus following Suicide Squad and Joker, but the character is the most iconic villain in cinema history and it is unlikely a full Batman trilogy would happen without the Joker featuring at some stage.

Poison Ivy:

Top Choice – Ruth Wilson

Back Up – Haley Bennett

Dream – Emma Stone (She has already been a part of the Spider-Man franchise and is unlikely to take on another role like this yet)

Joker:

Top Choice – Bill Skarsgard

Back Up – Sam Rockwell

Dream – Leonardo DiCaprio/Joaquin Phoenix (DiCaprio would be very unlikely to take on a franchise role and Phoenix has already played the character in 2019s Joker which is billed as a one off)