GCPD SWAT Opens Fire on Batman’s Batmobile in New ‘The Batman: Part II’ Set Footage

Matt Reeves has spent years building a version of Gotham where the line between law enforcement and criminal enterprise stays deliberately blurry, and the sequel to his 2022 film appears ready to push that tension even further. Fresh footage from the Glasgow set suggests Batman’s relationship with the GCPD may be heading somewhere considerably more hostile than fans initially expected.

Production has transformed Glasgow into Gotham once again for ‘The Batman: Part II,’ continuing the same approach that gave the original film its distinctly gothic, unsettling visual identity. Recent nights of filming have already produced striking footage of the Batmobile drifting through snow-covered streets, along with glimpses of a heavily dented version of the vehicle hinting at intense action sequences ahead.

The latest clip from the shoot raises the stakes considerably. New footage shows GCPD SWAT officers opening fire directly on the Batmobile during filming, a stark visual that suggests Batman may find himself actively targeted by Gotham’s own police force rather than simply operating alongside them.

That escalation fits with other details already emerging from the production. Earlier set photos and footage revealed a GCPD SWAT van and multiple police vehicles positioned near the Batmobile during filming, highlighting just how heavily militarized this version of Gotham’s police force has become since the events of the first film.

By the end of the original ‘Batman,’ Bruce Wayne had begun earning trust from certain GCPD members, most notably Officer Martinez. Seeing SWAT units now actively firing on the Batmobile suggests that fragile trust may have deteriorated considerably, or that Batman finds himself caught in a situation where the GCPD sees him as an active threat rather than an ally.

Plot details for the sequel remain tightly guarded, though the story is confirmed to pick up in the aftermath of the deadly flood the Riddler unleashed at the end of the first film. HBO’s spinoff series ‘The Penguin’ already explored some of that fallout, showing Oz Cobb rising to dominate Gotham’s organized crime scene in the chaos that followed.

Given that backdrop, many fans have speculated the sequel will dig deeper into corruption running through Gotham’s justice system, a theme that would align neatly with a GCPD willing to open fire on Batman rather than work alongside him. Whether this particular scene reflects a temporary misunderstanding or a genuine breakdown in Batman’s relationship with law enforcement remains to be seen.

Robert Pattinson returns as Bruce Wayne and Batman, joined by Andy Serkis as Alfred, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, and Colin Farrell reprising his role as Oz Cobb. The sequel also brings in a wave of new additions, including Barry Keoghan, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, and Charles Dance, all in roles that remain largely unconfirmed.

Filming has continued across multiple nights throughout Glasgow, with the city’s American-styled dressing, complete with police cars, fire trucks, and U.S. street signage, once again transforming familiar Scottish streets into Gotham’s gritty urban sprawl.

Seeing GCPD officers actively firing on the Batmobile marks one of the more dramatic pieces of footage to emerge from this production so far, suggesting the sequel may explore genuinely hostile territory between Batman and the very institution he’s spent the franchise trying to reform. Combined with the vehicle’s visible battle damage from earlier set photos, it’s becoming increasingly clear that this chapter of Gotham’s story won’t shy away from serious escalation.

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