Overview
- Reeves announced the hire on X after The Insneider first reported Messerschmidt’s involvement.
- Messerschmidt, an Oscar winner for Mank and a frequent David Fincher collaborator, steps in to shoot the sequel.
- Production is targeting an early 2026 start with filming planned at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, Glasgow and Liverpool.
- The film remains dated for October 1, 2027, with Robert Pattinson returning alongside Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright and Andy Serkis.
- Reeves says the finished script, co-written with Mattson Tomlin, keeps a mystery villain under wraps as someone “never really been done in a movie before.”