Scarlett Johansson Says Her Role In The Batman: Part II Gave Her Existential Angst
The actress told Entertainment Tonight that the unannounced character in Matt Reeves' sequel pushed her outside her comfort zone and caused significant existential angst.
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First reported by Variety, 50 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 4 Nov 2026. Variety published first, on 4 November at 22:06 UTC; Deadline followed 51 min later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 5 November at 16:25 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club.
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- Scarlett Johansson — the market puts it at 7%, closing 31 Dec 2027. The outcome is Yes if Scarlett Johansson receives a nomination for Best Actress at the 99th Academy Awards. The outcome is No if she does not receive such a nomination. Readers often mistake the release of movie trailers or other news coverage as relevant, but only official Academy nominations count.
- Scarlett Johansson — the market puts it at 1%, closing 31 Dec 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Scarlett Johansson wins Best Actress at the 99th Academy Awards. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the linked story about her role in The Batman: Part II as relevant to the outcome.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyScarlett Johansson Says ‘The Batman 2’ Role Was ‘Very Hard to Figure Out’: ‘It Gave Me a Lot of Existential Angst’
- DeadlineScarlett Johansson Says ‘The Batman: Part II’ Role Was “Hard To Crack,” Gave Her “Existential Angst”
- The Hollywood ReporterScarlett Johansson Breaks Silence on ‘The Batman Part II’ Role: “It Was Very Hard to Figure Out”
- The A.V. ClubScarlett Johansson says her role in The Batman: Part II gave her “existential angst”
Sources
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- Scarlett Johansson Breaks Silence on ‘The Batman Part II’ Role: “It Was Very Hard to Figure Out” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Scarlett Johansson Says ‘The Batman 2’ Role Was ‘Very Hard to Figure Out’: ‘It Gave Me a Lot of Existential Angst’ Variety ·
- Scarlett Johansson says her role in The Batman: Part II gave her “existential angst” The A.V. Club
- Scarlett Johansson Says ‘The Batman: Part II’ Role Was “Hard To Crack,” Gave Her “Existential Angst” Deadline
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In this story
- Scarlett Johansson
- The Batman: Part II
- Matt Reeves
- DC Studios