Scarlett Johansson Says Her Role in The Batman: Part II Was Hard to Work Out

Scarlett Johansson says her role in The Batman: Part II was so hard to figure out that it left her unsettled. She made the comments in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, as Variety reported on 4 November 2026.

Johansson said the part pushed her well outside her comfort zone and brought on a lot of existential angst, a deep sense of unease about the bigger questions in life. She was speaking to promote her upcoming film Paper Tiger, and the Batman sequel came up as part of that conversation.

The casting itself is not new. Director Matt Reeves confirmed in May, in a post on X, that Johansson was part of the film. She is one of three actors cast in undisclosed roles, alongside Sebastian Stan and Brian Tyree Henry. Undisclosed means the names of the characters they play have not been made public.

Reeves also directed the 2022 film The Batman, which starred Robert Pattinson in the title role. The sequel keeps Pattinson at the centre of the story, and it is the first time Johansson has been linked to the franchise.

For fans, the interview offers a rare glimpse of an actor talking about the process of taking on a role whose details are still under wraps.