THE BATMAN 2: What Villains Will Be in the Sequel - New Robin, Joker, and Court of Owls Explained

The Batman is a box office hit and one of the best superhero movies of all time. So we know we're getting a sequel. But who will be the villain? The Joker? Court of Owls? Clayface? We explain how we want to see the next movie play out in Arkham Asylum--as a true horror film.

0:00 The Batman Sequel Explained
1:03 The Joker's Return
2:42 Mr Freeze in The batman 2?
3:15 Arkham City Adaptation
7:32 Were the Waynes Evil?
8:04 Poison Ivy and Other Villains
8:30 Bruce Wayne's Moment
10:16 The Court of Owls
13:31 Why This Batman needs Robin

The Batman is incredible, and the way the film ended there are so many questions about what comes next?

The Batman 2 can go in so many directions, but there are a lot of clues to the villains and stories we might see in the sequel. Probably the biggest reveal is Barry Keoghan as the Joker. And we got to talk about what kind of Joker we are getting, and how he fits into the sequel. Also, no doubt the Riddler will return, and the Penguin is likely to play a huge role as well. But there might be some hints to other potential villains and stories we could see in the future. And of course, what’s next to Batman himself?

Well, there are a lot of questions, so let’s just jump into it all right now.

Ok, let’s begin with what everyone wants to know about - The Joker. Barry Keoghan is our new Joker. So this Joker is already in Arkham. We don’t know anything about him just yet, or whether or not he already faced Batman in the past. Since The Batman takes place in year 2, I doubt that Batman and Joker have crossed paths yet. It’s more likely that this Joker is at the very genesis of his journey of becoming the crown prince of crime.

And that means that the Riddler might serve as an inspiration for Joker. I mean just look at all the things Edward Nashton achieved: he single handedly brought down all the key and corrupt players in the city. He inspired an entire fanatical community. And he brought Gotham to its knees by flooding the city.

And it's fitting that Joker is there to become Riddle’s new friend. As if he’s the devil, appearing out of nowhere, just when Gotham is at the brink.

Riddler is a delusional loner, that’s why he believed that he and Batman were friends, partners in crime, working on unmasking Gotham’s corruption. Joker will surely exploit Riddler’s fragile mental state, using Riddler’s intellect and influence to unleash his own carnage on the city.

Gotham has become a no-man’s-land, it’s in utter chaos, it’s flooded, many parts of the city are lawless and isolated. Criminals like the penguin are sure to take advantage of the situation. And with the death of Carmine Falcone, there’s a power vacuum in Gotham’s underworld, something that will surely create a war for dominance between all the criminal factions. Penguin is getting his own HBO MAX spin-off, so the show is likely to explore that.
Matt Reeves have hinted all the possible villains we could see in the future, the most exciting one is Mr Freeze. I think that Victor Freeze is the perfect villain for a sequel,and we have a video coming up about just that.
With Gotham’s chaotic state, Batman is going to have his hands full, and that makes it the perfect time for Joker to make his move. But I’m not sure Joker is going to unleash his hell on the city, but on Arkham.
So here’s my idea for how Joker should work in the sequel.
I’m pretty sure that Arkham asylum is isolated from the rest of the city, likely located on an island, sort of like Alcatraz. There are few hints in the movie to support this.
And there’s a reason why this is so important. Because if Arkham is on an island, then it’s completely isolated and cut-off from the rest of the city. All the cops and emergency services are focused on rescuing the citizens in the city, the prisoners in Arkham are not a priority. And with limited guards, Joker can easily unleash a deadly riot on Arkham and take over the asylum. After what Riddler did, the other patients will fluck to him, and with Joker quickly taking the charge, they will follow him. The Joker is an expert in preying on the mentaly ill.
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So yeah, I’m going for Arkham Asylum here. An adaptation of the game’s story will be great, but I’m actually basing this idea on Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On A Serious Earth. What made the graphic novel so brilliant is it’s psychological horror take on Batman. The story was about the destruction of the horrific mental asylum, presenting it as a disturbing and claustrophobic maze.

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What villain do you want to see in this franchise next?

[xxPenjoxx]

I did get a very Jigsaw/Saw feel from Riddler's game in The Batman. This was great for making Batman take on a more detective style role, so I would love to see these themes continue in the sequel.

[mrmayhem]

Scarecrow would be a great villian for the sequel he literally fits the horror movie vibe

[theslantedroomstudios]

Matt Reeves looks like Commissioner Gordon straight out of the comics!

[ltlrenati]

Although I love the Joker as a character, I think he shouldn’t be a big part in the near future. I don’t think they’ll use him a lot either, as they want to head in an entirely new direction. This movie blew my mind, so I hope a potential sequel holds up

[chrisph]

I like the idea of the Court of Owls in the 3rd movie, where it can be explained that they were the force behind Falcone and whatever happens in epi 2. And if they do do an Arkham Asylum, hopefully we see Hugo Strange.

[nachomiranda]

Great ideas! I think that Arkham Asylum concept will work great for the tv show as well. Would love to see Hugo Strange, Scarecrow and Mad Hatter involve in that storyline.

Court of Owls would be a great villain for the finale of this saga. I think they are deffinetly going to do it but maybe not for the next movie. I think is like the endgame in their plan.

It would be great if they begin to slowly introduce supernatural and fringe science elements to this world though, so we could eventually get Ra's al ghul, poison ivy, clayface and mr freeze.

[leroybrown]

A live action court of owls would be epic! The Talons as ex special forces soldiers would be awesome!!

[vinny]

For the psychological challenge and for more detective route:
- Scarecrow and/or Hugo Strange via Arkham Asylum HBOMax show
- Professor Pyg, Victor Zsasz, Firefly and Mad Hatter could be side quest villains for Battinson to profile and catch during the sequels whilst he takes on the primary villains


For the physical challenge and obviously awesome fight scenes:
- Deathstroke, contracted to take out the Bat during Penguin's rise to power
- Bane, who modified or supplied the adrenaline vile/possibly Venom to Batman during his roid rage scene at the end of the movie
- Killer Croc, similar to Joker's congenital disease lives in the sewers and have him similar to the version we got during the Earth One story and Killer Croc would fit into the horror element

I reckon keep Keoghan's Joker for the third movie otherwise people no doubt will bring up the Dark Knight as Joker was the villain in the sequel so let's change things up a bit. Court of Owls with Mr Freeze could work but there has to be a time jump maybe 1-2 years after the first movie as they wouldn't be cramming the Penguin and Arkham Asylum shows between the first and second movie since it ended in November.

[trekgreenwood]

There’s pretty much an endless amount of possibilities that could be set up. If it all goes well, I could possibly see not just one, but two whole trilogies for Matt Reeves & Robert Pattinson.

[IcyDiamond]

Idea: A realistic version of Mr. Freeze who instead of shooting ice beams, releases a toxin that makes people slowly freeze to death

[paulitik]

Giancarlo Esposito would be an awesome Mr. Freeze.

[betteryouhanme]

With no falcone, and the "no man's land" ending, I think Black Mask is inevitable. after this dark version of the riddler. I'd love to see a realistic take on Calander Man.

if we have to have a robin, I want it to be Stephanie Brown.

[deebow_fat]

I don't want them to shy away from meta humans. I would love to see Clayface or Man-Bat. I think they would fit in very well with the horror aspect of this universe. Also, I would love to see Mr. Freeze in this universe.

[AhmedBulle]

I love the music at the beginning... have been dreading to hear it in long time. Use it more often in all your breakdown videos lol

[ThedarklordSauron]

I've watched the movie 3 times already, and I still can't believe that was Collin Farrell as the penguin

[AudibleFist]

We should see ACE Chemicals as the villain they could have ties to all sorts of villains origins including Man-Bat, Clayface, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, Bane, and The Joker. (Now before anyone says some of these characters aren’t realistic, remember that in most Batman stories his rogues gallery tend not to have superpowers until a few years in of him as Batman.)

[offtankgaming]

Arkham’s a great idea. I figured they’d save that for movie three when there’s more established villains (who aren’t killed off!), but a proper Arkham lockdown in the movie is ideal.

That said, give us

[kristofferson]

I want Killercroc, Manbat or Clayface. Yes, it doesn't go with the grounded universe yet I want to see something we haven't already seen. Not to say these new interpretations of Riddler and Penguin weren't good.

[choice]

I was always used to the riddler being like jkm carrey since i was a kid, this riddler was so dark it was awesome the vibes of the new batman movies fit perfectly