The Penguin is a improbable freakin’ present that takes followers on a darkish journey into the felony underworld of Gotham Metropolis. Whereas there’s lots of crap occurring, Batman by no means reveals as much as intervene.
You’ve obtained to recollect Batman is one man, and he’s coping with lots of different shit in Gotham. Throughout a latest interview with Digital Spy, director and producer Matt Reeves defined what Batman is doing throughout the occasions of The Penguin and what’s going on in his head.
Revees revealed: “This was a time of nice turmoil within the metropolis, it is actually the week after what occurred. A lot of the town is in desperation, so police cannot get all over the place, there’s crime all over the place, it is a very, very harmful time.
“[Batman’s] on the market making an attempt to grapple with the aftermath of every little thing that occurred, which to some extent he blames himself for.”
The Batman ended with The Riddler flooding Gotham Metropolis, and, it was a reasonably catastrophic occasion. So, it is sensible that Batman would have his fingers full, and what was occurring with The Penguin by no means obtained on Batman’s radar.
A cameo for Batman was thought of, although. Reeves mentioned of that: “Over the course of writing the season, we mentioned many instances whether or not or not there could be some cross-through that may really feel earned.
“We tried just a few totally different concepts conceptually, nothing that was ever written finally, however nothing appeared to fairly gel in a means that felt earned.”
One concept that was floated was having Batman meet Vic, Oz’s younger right-hand man, however Reeves mentioned: “However even that ended up throwing issues off an excessive amount of.”
The Penguin was such a well-made present, although, that it didn’t want Batman to point out up. Batman and Oz will ultimately face off in one of many future movie tasks.
The Batman: Half II will hit theaters on October 2, 2026.
