Will Cristin Milioti return as Sofia in The Batman Part II? Here’s what Matt Reeves revealed

The highly anticipated The Batman Part II is making the audience brim with several questions. One of the prime questions fans have been curious about includes: Will Cristin Milioti return in her Sofia Falcone avatar from The Penguin in the upcoming Batman film?

Well, the answer is NO. As reported by SuperHeroHype, citing MTV on X, helmer Matt Reeves revealed it while speaking to Joshua Horowitz at the Emmys 2025. The director states:

“Cristin’s not in this one, but that’s because we were so deep into the script by the time we were in the show.”

Keep reading to find out more about what the director says about Cristin Milioti not being a part of The Batman Part II, as well as the current developments in the film.

Matt Reeves talks about Cristin Milioti's absence, as well as the future of The Batman Part II

While in a conversation with Joshua Horowitz, director Matt Reeves talks about the future of The Batman Part II, whilst praising Cristin Milioti's performance as Sofia at the Emmys. His comments regarding the actor's absence in the forthcoming film continue, as he says:

“Cristin’s not in this one, but that’s because we were so deep into the script by the time we were in the show. But we’ll see. I mean, I think what she did in the show is just astonishing. That character, I mean, creating. So it would be really exciting to do something with her.”

Furthermore, Reeves elucidates that this is solely in relation to the storyline that is taking shape. He explains how, although there could be multiple good ideas, it might not work with the storyline that they have worked on in The Batman Part II, as he states:

“In this one, in full disclosure, just because we were so far along in the story that it was like, oh, gee, it might upset the apple cart, let’s say, given where the story goes and what we were exploring. There are some things where it’s like, oh, we’d love to do this, but actually that doesn’t fit within where the story goes.”

Regarding the future of Batman, Matt Reeves further details the current developments by stating:

“Obviously, the priority at the moment has been getting. We are now in prep, so that is really what the priority’s been. But there have, from the beginning, I said that there were certain characters and certain things I wanted to do. And so I’m hoping now that that’s in, those conversations will begin again in earnest.”

The Emmy-winning actor Cristin Milioti won the award this year for her iconic portrayal of Sofia Falcone in the HBO series The Penguin. It was under the category of 'Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie'. The series serves as an offshoot series of the 2022 film, The Batman.

As reported by ExtraTV, when the actor was asked whether she would return as the character in The Batman Part II, Milioti stated:

“I don’t know. I haven’t been told anything, and I don’t think so, but I would love to revisit her again.”

As per Variety, Matt Reeves revealed that the shooting of The Batman Part II shall commence next year in 2026, between the end of April and the onset of May. Robert Pattinson is returning as Batman in the film. The script is jointly penned by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin.

The plot of the film is tightly protected, as the helmer says:

“We put [the script] into a secret pouch that literally has a lock on it with a code. [Pattinson] was in New York at the time, and everything is high security.”

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