The Batman: Part II Set in Winter as Matt Reeves Teases Snow-Bound Gotham

Looks like The Batman: Part II will take place, at least in part, during wintertime.

Director/co-writer Matt Reeves posted behind-the-scenes images to X on Thursday with the hashtag #SnowTires and a bat emoji next to it.

The post (seen below) reveals the Batmobile driving during a snowstorm. Reeves confirmed in a subsequent response to a fan that these shots are from camera tests for The Batman: Part II.

Reeves also sparked fan speculation about the sequel by sharing a fan’s post of a comic book image of Batman in the snow, an image that comes from the cover of Batman (Vol. 3) #57 that was published in 2018. The cover was illustrated by Tony S. Daniel and Tomeu Morey.

Written by Tom King, Batman #57 featured the Dark Knight battling the Russian assassin known as the KGBeast. But a Bat-film set during the winter obviously makes fans wonder if Mister Freeze will be in The Batman: Part II.

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Mister Freeze has been rumored for The Batman: Part II for a couple of years now, with gossip that the sequel is set in wintertime first surfacing last year.

Reeves himself addressed the possibility of a “grounded” version of Mister Freeze in his Batman universe back in 2022.

“Mr. Freeze, that’s such a great story, right?” he said. “I think there’s actually a grounded version of that story, which could be really powerful and could be really great… I just feel drawn to finding the grounded version of everything. So, to me it would be a challenge in an interesting way to try and figure out how that could happen.”

While the rumor mill claims Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson are playing Harvey Dent and his wife Gilda in The Batman: Part II, maybe they’re actually playing cryogenic scientist Victor Fries and his ailing wife Nora instead.

The story of Mister Freeze and Nora was previously told in the Batman: The Animated Series episode “Heart of Ice” and in the 1997 movie Batman & Robin, where Arnold Schwarzenegger portrayed the icy supervillain. Freeze also appeared in the TV series Gotham.

Tha Batman: Part II starts filming later this year for an October 1, 2027 release.