Across 8 episodes of The Penguin, the entire Falcone family is killed, Crown Point is rocked by an explosion, and Oz Cobb murders his way to the top of Gotham City’s underworld.
As for Batman…well, he’s nowhere to be found.
The final episode ends with the Bat Signal lighting up Gotham City’s skyline, but that is as close to a cameo as we can get. Matt Reeves, the director, has revealed details about a cancelled appearance. In an interview with Digital Spy he explained why Dark Knight was absent. The filmmaker said that the film was shot during a period of turmoil in the city. “This is literally a week after the events,” he explained. “Much of the city is in desperation, so police can’t get everywhere, there’s crime everywhere, it’s a very, very dangerous time.
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out there trying to grapple with the aftermath of everything that happened, which to some degree he blames himself for. “[Batman’s]It seems Batman was too busy to be involved in the gang fight between Oz and Sofia Falcone. It’s an easy explanation to discredit, but it is a plausible one.
Reeves went on to add that in
The Batman Part II, the Caped Crusader will find it “very difficult to be Batman”. “In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter the director discussed how the reaction to
The Penguin influenced his plans for the sequel. He specifically mentioned the positive reviews Cristin Milosti received for her portrayal of Sofia Gigante.
The movie is a Batman film, and the focus is Batman and Bruce. It’s a lot about taking Rob Pattinson on this next leg, and how the Rogues Gallery will fit into it. By the time the daily was released, a large part of it had already been done. There are certain ways that it has affected the industry. We got ideas from it and thought, “Oh, we can do that.” ‘”
“But we’re talking about the big picture, the future, and how a second season for The Penguin could look. It’s a long process. You do something, you have feelings about it and then it goes out into the world. It’s the audience. We think there’s something more when we see Sofia in their eyes. Again, I cannot tell you. We still don’t know. We’re only just beginning to understand it. “
Sofia is rumoured to play a significant role in The Batman Part II
but it remains to be seen what this will look like once she’s in Arkham. She’s not alone in the asylum, as the Riddler from
The Batman
made a new friend with The Joker after they met.
2024-11-13 17:38:09