The Batman’s first spin-off collection The Penguin is ready to debut later this 12 months.
Created by Lauren LeFranc (Impulse), the collection sees Colin Farrell reprise his position as Oswald Cobblepot aka the Penguin, and follows the character’s rise to energy in Gotham Metropolis’s felony underworld.
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The present takes place one week after occasions in 2022’s The Batman directed by Matt Reeves, who serves as a producer on the spin-off collection.
Different confirmed solid members embody Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni, Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone and Michael Kelly as Johnny Vitti.
Will Robert Pattinson’s Batman seem in The Penguin?
Whereas nothing has been confirmed, there’s each risk that Batman will make an look within the collection.
As a continuation from The Batman, it’s seemingly this collection will tee up occasions for the upcoming sequel, The Batman Half 2 – which is scheduled to be launched on October 2, 2026. As such, it is smart for Robert Pattinson to make some type of fleeting look to drive pleasure, whether or not as Batman or as Bruce Wayne.
There’s an opportunity different characters from the unique movie might make visitor appearances too, together with Zoe Kravitz’ Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright’s James Gordon.
Is there a trailer for The Penguin?
Max launched a trailer for the collection in March – test it out above.
This isn’t the one spin-off present within the pipeline, with a collection about Arkham Asylum additionally in improvement from The Staircase showrunner Antonio Campos.
In a four-star assessment of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has combined up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and due to Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too. More often than not it comes off brilliantly.”
