It’s unclear who the villain will be in The Batman sequel, with some hoping to see Barry Keoghan’s Joker wreak havoc, while others hope to see lesser-known villains take center stage as the enemy of The Batman. Batman.
A person who really knows how to play a scary villain is Jamie Campbell Bowerbest known for his supervillain role Vecna from Stranger Things. During Comfest 2023, the Geek House Show asked Bower if there were any DC or Marvel roles he would be interested in, and it turns out he was:
“There’s been a lot of talk lately about Scarecrow, that would be cool. Doing that would be fun.”
Currently, there are two operating lines of Batman in theaters. One in the Batman-dedicated films and another as a member of the New DC Universe, so it will take multiple villains to hunt down. We don’t have much trouble picturing Bower as an excellent scarecrow, and we think he’d be a perfect fit for the upcoming sequel to Matt Reeves’ The Batman, which is slated for release in end of 2025. You agree?