Overview
- Trade reports Saturday said Dance is negotiating to play Charles (also reported as Christopher) Dent, with DC Studios declining to comment and Deadline first to report the talks.
- If a deal is reached, he would join Robert Pattinson, with Sebastian Stan reported as Harvey Dent and Scarlett Johansson reported as Dent’s wife, according to prior trade coverage.
- Production is expected to begin this spring in the U.K., with reports pointing to London-area stages at Leavesden and location work in cities such as Liverpool and Glasgow.
- The film is dated for October 1, 2027, with Matt Reeves directing from a script he co-wrote with Mattson Tomlin and with James Gunn, Peter Safran and Dylan Clark producing.
- Outlets repeated Deadline’s scoop as industry chatter resurfaced about other high-profile actors being eyed for the role in earlier reports, which remained unconfirmed.