Matt Reeves's The Batman Part II just locked its biggest casting reveal yet: Sebastian Stan as Harvey Dent (with the Two-Face arc clearly seeded), Scarlett Johansson as Gilda Dent, and Charles Dance as Harvey's father Christopher Dent.
Matt Reeves's sequel to The Batman (2022) has spent two-plus years in carefully-paced casting reveals. This week's announcements — confirmed by Reeves directly on social media and through Warner Bros. press releases — represent the most consequential casting batch since Robert Pattinson signed on for the original. The three reveals together establish that the sequel will use the Dent family as its primary dramatic spine rather than introducing a new villain in isolation.
Sebastian Stan as Harvey Dent is the headline. Stan exits the MCU (after his run as Bucky Barnes from Captain America: The Winter Soldier through Thunderbolts*) into a project that explicitly seeds the Two-Face transformation. Reeves has historically been cautious about villain transformations — Paul Dano's Riddler was kept human in the original — so the question of when Stan transitions into Two-Face remains open.
Scarlett Johansson as Gilda Dent deepens the casting weight further. Gilda has previously been adapted as a brief side character (most notably in Batman Forever (1995)). Johansson's prominence suggests the role has been substantially rewritten to function as a full dramatic counterweight to Harvey rather than a plot device.
Charles Dance as Christopher Dent rounds out the family. Dance — best known internationally as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones — plays Harvey's father. Tywin-style patriarchal gravitas in a Gotham crime-drama could be the most distinctive performance addition since Andy Serkis joined as Alfred in the first film.
Supporting additions include Sebastian Koch and Brian Tyree Henry — Henry previously appeared as Phastos in Eternals (2021). Returning cast remains Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright as Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred, and Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb. The Batman Part II releases October 1, 2027. The film exists in its own Elseworlds continuity. For broader DC context, see our DCEU/DCU hub and Every Batman Actor Ranked.