Spencerstar Kristen Stewart has responded to the idea of once again teaming up withTwilightco-star Robert Pattinson as infamous villain The Joker in a sequel toThe Batman. Following a social media campaign which posited that Stewart should join the DC universe as The Clown Prince of Crime opposite her former love-interest as The Dark Knight, the actress had other ideas in mind…
“Let’s do something new. I love the energy behind that. It’s really been done so well. I feel like, maybe, we don’t traipse over, but I love that gusto. Let’s figure something else out. I’m totally down to play a freaky, scary person.”
WhileKristen Stewartappreciates the “energy” behind the suggestion from fans, she does not sound too keen to follow in the footsteps of Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson as the Batman’s arch-enemy. She does, however, seem to suggest that she would be interested in joining the world of DC, so long as it was “something new”.
Stewart was then asked if it was a definitive “no,” with regards to donning the white make-up and green hair of The Joker inThe Batman 2, to which she replied, “Not ‘no,’ but not the most stoked I’ve ever been. Let’s do something new.”
There is currently no word that any sequel toThe Batmanwould includeJoker, with many fans indeed feeling that new franchise should leave the villain alone in favour of more unexplored bad guys. But, should director Matt Reeves find a new way to introduce The Joker that brings something different to the portrayals and characterisation that have come before, could audiences see Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson meet on screen as comic book movie enemies?
For now,Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusaderwill have enough problems as it is dealing with another of his famous supervillains, The Riddler, inThe Batman. Directed byWar for the Planet of the Apes’Matt Reeves, who has written the screenplay alongside Peter Craig, The Batman will act as a reboot of the DC franchise, re-introducing audiences to the titular superhero during his second year of fighting crime under the iconic cape and cowl. While the second trailer continues to keep things relatively close to the chest plot-wise, it seems that Batman will uncover corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a terrifying serial killer known as Riddler.
Starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/The Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson, Colin Farrell as Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot/Penguin, and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth,The Batmanis scheduled for release in the United States on June 04, 2025.
Kristen Stewart meanwhile will next be seen in the biographical dramaSpencer. directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Steven Knight, Spencerfinds Stewart starring as Diana, Princess of Wales and details a particularly turbulent time in the tragic Royal’s life.Spenceris scheduled to be theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 16 June 2025. This comes to us courtesy ofVariety.
