The Batman 2 director Matt Reeves has confirmed that Marvel stars Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan as well as Charles Dance, Brian Tyree Henry , and Sebastian Koch have joined the film’s cast.

Reeves revealed the casting in a series of posts on X on Thursday, using GIFs to announce each actor individually.

Confirming Johansson ’s involvement, he posted a GIF of the actor from the 2013 film Under the Skin alongside the caption: “Next exit, Gotham… Welcome.”

Hours later, he confirmed Stan’s casting with another GIF and the words: “In a Gotham state of mind… Welcome.”

Reeves announced Dance, Koch, and Henry in similar posts.

The Batman was released in March 2022 and starred Robert Pattinson as a younger Bruce Wayne and Jeffrey Wright as Gotham City police lieutenant Jim Gordon who investigated a series of murders carried out by the Riddler, portrayed by Paul Dano .

The film went on to receive largely positive reviews from critics and made $772m worldwide .

Little is known about the sequel other than…