Though James Gunn has Marvel Cinematic Universe entry Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 popping out in a month and a half, his skilled future past that’s DC-focused. Along with co-running DC Studios with Peter Safran, Gunn introduced yesterday that he’ll direct Superman: Legacy, an upcoming DC film he was already writing. Nevertheless, proper earlier than that huge information broke, Gunn carved out a while to debunk a rumor regarding Robert Pattinson’s Batman.
Though the Twilight star’s model of the Caped Crusader is not going to be a part of the brand new DC Universe shared continuity, James Gunn is nonetheless concerned with The Batman initiatives that Matt Reeves is spearheading. The following story up in that nook of the DC multiverse is The Penguin, the eight-episode TV collection that HBO Max subscribers will be capable to stream. Clearly Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot is the lead of the present, however a tweet began making the rounds that though Robert Pattinson may seem as Bruce Wayne, viewers wouldn’t see him go well with up as Batman as a result of sophisticated TV rights surrounding Bruce’s masked persona. This resulted in Gunn debunking that declare on Twitter with the next:
This isn’t true.
James Gunn then clarified in one other tweet that he was referring to the rights points being incorrect, not that Robert Pattinson would seem in The Penguin. The unique tweet Gunn responded to used a CBR article as its supply, which claimed that “the TV rights for Batman are caught up in a authorized limbo involving Fox, Disney and a trio of mergers.” Following Gunn’s response, the article was up to date to take away the “inaccurate details about Batman’s TV distribution rights.” Though TV reveals like Gotham and Titans have featured actors enjoying Bruce Wayne as a civilian, Bruce dressed like Batman hasn’t been a number one character in a live-action TV present for the reason that Adam West-led Batman collection that ran from 1966 to 1968.
Simply so we’re all on the identical web page, there’s no official indication that Robert Pattinson will seem in The Penguin, but when he did, James Gunn is saying that rights points wouldn’t get in the way in which of the actor placing on the Batsuit once more. Provided that The Penguin takes place every week after the occasions of The Batman, Gotham Metropolis’s shadowy protector would nonetheless be a priority as Oswald Cobblepot appears to broaden his felony empire, however having Pattinson’s Batman as a serious participant within the story may draw an excessive amount of consideration away from Colin Farrell’s character. My guess is that if we do see Batman in The Penguin, it’ll both be in a cameoing capability or not till the final episode… perhaps each!
Among the many individuals who shall be seeing alongside Colin Farrell in The Penguin are Crisin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, daughter of the late Carmine Falcone; Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone, Carmine’s son; and Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni, a mob boss who was often talked about in The Batman and is liable for turning Harvey Dent into Two-Face within the comics. James Madio, Scott Cohen, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Deidre O’Connell have been solid in undisclosed roles. All eight episodes had been written by Lauren LeFranc.
The Penguin started filming initially of March, and as soon as it’s introduced when the present will premiere on HBO Max, we’ll let . In the meantime, there are many different upcoming DC TV reveals to maintain a watch out for within the coming years. Additionally, don’t overlook that The Batman: Half II is slated for October 3, 2025.
