Scarlett Johansson Struggled to Unlock Her Batman 2 Role

WHO:

Deadline - Scarlett Johansson, a two-time Oscar nominee, discussed her role in *The Batman: Part II*.

Variety - Johansson is set to appear in the Robert Pattinson-led *The Batman: Part II*; her character has not been revealed.

Coming Soon - Johansson is described as 41 years old and is set to make her DC debut alongside another veteran of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

WHAT:

Deadline - Johansson said her role in *The Batman: Part II* was “hard to figure out” and gave her “a lot of existential angst.”

Variety - Johansson said the role was “very hard to figure out” and pushed her outside her comfort zone, causing “a lot of existential angst, for some reason.”

Coming Soon - Johansson discussed her experience working on *The Batman: Part II* and said the role left her with “existential angst.”

Deadline - Johansson has appeared in big-budget superhero films and described the move from Marvel to DC as unfamiliar territory.

Coming Soon - Johansson discussed *The Batman: Part II* and *The Exorcist: Martyrs* in an interview with *Entertainment Tonight*.

WHY:

Deadline - Johansson attributed her “existential angst” to the challenge of figuring out the role.

Variety - Johansson said the role pushed her outside her comfort zone.

HOW:

Variety - Johansson discussed the role with *Entertainment Tonight*.

Coming Soon - An interviewer asked Johansson which of her roles had pushed her out of her comfort zone.

(UPDATED November 5, 2026 00:11 UTC)

Scarlett Johansson says figuring out her role in The Batman: Part II brought existential angst. The Oscar nominee says the character pushed her outside her comfort zone. The film marks Johansson’s DC debut, though details about her character remain undisclosed.