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'I Need to Know Who's Dead Now' — The Batman Part 2 Set Image Sparks Theories as Filming Begins

After years of waiting and one big delay, director Matt Reeves has confirmed The Batman Part 2 has officially commenced principal photography by posting the first image from the set. The filmmakers behind the Robert Pattinson-led DC movie took to X/Twitter to share the news. It comes with a picture of a clapperboard featuring its bat symbol logo, with a blurry background showing what appears to be a person's body lying on a table or slab in what looks a lot like a morgue. Unlike the DCU's Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, the first image from the set of The Batman Part 2 provides little in the way of identifiable information. Still, it's a positive update as filming for the sequel takes off in London, and it will no doubt have fans spinning theories about who exactly is on that table. "I need to know who's dead now," another added. "The Batman already opened with a dark scene of the Mayor getting hit in the head multiple times," someone else said. "But Matt Reeves is seemingly going to make The Batman Part 2's opening EVEN DARKER. Like opening the film inside of a morgue and showing a deceased body. Matt Reeves is the goat." (It should be noted that films are generally shot out of s

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'I Need to Know Who's Dead Now' — The Batman Part 2 Set Image Sparks Theories as Filming Begins

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