The Penguin
New promotional material forDC’sThe Penguinincludes major reveals about Matt Reeves’The Batmanuniverse . HBO ’s upcomingThe Penguinseriesis set to expand onThe Batman ’s lore , with Colin Farrell ’s Oswald Cobblepot gaining power in Gotham ’s criminal infernal region after Carmine Falcone ’s death . While The Penguin is n’t expected to feature other major DC characters like Batman and his rogue gallery , the series will likely place the stage for the events ofMatt Reeves ’ upcomingThe Batman - Part II , which will premise a new take on a still - unconfirmed DC baddie .
On September 10th , 2024 , Gotham City newspapers were stagger in Manhattan . These fictional paper addressthe events ofThe Batman ’s ending and their aftermath . For example , it reveals that safety valve rooms inspired by the Riddler ’s attack on Gotham and the subsequent flood have bug out up across the city . It also confirms that Carmine Falcone ’s son Alberto has regress to Gotham . Al Falcone antecedently come out in Andy Muschietti ’s The Flash , where his plan to blow up Gotham was spoil by Ben Affleck ’s Batman , Ezra Miller ’s Flash , and Gal Gadot ’s Wonder Woman . Besides these two pieces of information , The Penguin ’s merch features four other key reveals .
The Penguin May Introduce The Batman’s Version Of Harvey Dent
The Penguin Merch Hints At Harvey Dent As Gotham’s New District Attorney
PerhapsJoker : Folie a Deux ’s Harvey Dent will remain a unconstipated character , whileThe Penguin ’s Dent will finally transform into the iconic comic book villain
Harvey Dent is a perfect nominee for a basal or secondary antagonist inThe Penguin , The Batman - Part II , andThe Batman - Part III , as he can contradict criminals like the Penguin and vigilante like Batman . The fact thatHarry Lawtey is playing Harvey Dent inJoker : Folie a Deuxwould suggest that Matt Reeves’The Batmanuniverse would avoid using the same fibre , but it seems like a new version of Harvey Dent is still a possibility . PerhapsJoker : Folie a Deux ’s Harvey Dent will remain a even character , whileThe Penguin ’s Dent will eventually transform into the iconic risible record book scoundrel .
Blackgate Riots Tease An Arkham-Like The Batman Sequel
Blackgate And Arkham May Be Approaching Breakouts In The Batman’s Upcoming Sequels
The 2nd news story inThe Penguin ’s newspaper is titled"Chaos in Blackgate ? " . It cover yardbird riots at Blackgate Penitentiary , due to bribes to prison house stave , contraband weapons , and conflict instigated by the Riddler ’s damaging influence on crook . Allegedly , many precaution are"willing to give prisoners whatever they want for the right price " . While it seems like the situation is under ascendence , riots across Gotham are likely to culminate in prison gaolbreak , not only at Blackgate but also at Arkham City , which is where the Riddler and the Joker are remand . In fact , a prison respite architectural plan may be what the Joker is trying to execute with the Riddler ’s help .
The Batman not only introduces a brand name new Joker but also pose up what his part will be in the future tense of the franchise , include The Batman 2 .
Batman cope with multiple villains and criminals at the same time after an Arkham break is a popular secret plan in both the comics and the famousArkhamvideo game franchise . Bane ’s revolution inThe Dark Knight Riseshas been the closest any DC film has get to a full - fledged prison leakage fib . aside fromThe Penguin , The Batmanoriginally led to aGotham PDand anArkham Asylumspinoff series . Since these shows have been scrub , it ’s potential thatThe Batman - Part IIorThe Batman - Part IIIwill center around a prison breakout .
Batman Missing From The Public Eye May Hint To A Few Comic Book Stories
Batman May Already Be Dealing With His Next Antagonists Before The Batman - Part II
Rather surprisingly , The Penguin ’s newsprint includes a animated cartoon that features James Gordon being told by a police officeholder that"it ’s been weeks"as they stand next to the Bat - Signal . It seems like Batman has been absent for several weeks , and the Dark Knight either could n’t or did n’t require to inform Gordon about his whereabouts . The sketch also shows grafitti with the words"vengeance"and"no more lies " , suggest that Gotham City house physician have been revolutionize both by Batman and the Riddler ’s activity , as Batman ’s catch phrase used to be"vengeance"and the Riddler left clue with"no more lies"written on them .
Batman ’s absence seizure hints at a resilient - action adaption of one or more specific comic Holy Writ storylines . For example , Batman R.I.P.follows Batman as he get his life back following an fire by the Black Glove organization , who dose him and kidnap him , lead to an identity crisis . InBatman : No Man ’s Land , Batman leaves Gotham for help rebuild the city from the outside , while various Gotham baddie take over their own territory . The most potential selection , however , might beBatman : The Court of Owls , where the titular secret organization trap Batman in a internal ear with no food until he hallucinate .
The Riddler ’s owl hint andThe Batman ’s mysterious subversion themes hint thatthe Court of Owls will appear inThe Batman - Part IIorThe Batman - Part III .
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Matt Reeves' The Batman Universe Officially Has A Metropolis
Matt Reeves' DC Universe Isn’t Limited To Gotham City Anymore
The Riddler - urge on escape elbow room news story featured inThe Penguin ’s fictitious newspaper stop with one anon. Gotham parent complaining about this issue . This person set the question,“shouldn’t our kid idolize role models who instance personal responsibleness instead ? This would never materialize in Metropolis . “In such a abbreviated sentence , The Penguinmerch uncover that Metropolis be in Matt Reeves’The Batmanuniverse , but whether this version of Metropolis has a Superman is yet to be seen . Considering how groundedThe Batmanis , it previously seemed as though the franchise was go to takeThe Dark Knight ’s road and exclude all other DC cities and characters .
It ’s possible that character like Superman and Wonder Woman live inThe Batman ’s DC persistence as fancied fictional character
Set footage forThe Batmanshowed background actor dressed up as Superman and Wonder Woman , plain for a Halloween issue . These scene were deleted , and little is known about their use . However , their existence suggests that Matt Reeves’The Batmanuniverse was going to let in more DC characters one way or another . It ’s possible that character like Superman and Wonder Woman exist inThe Batman ’s DC persistence as fictional characters , or that they are still urban myth while they fight criminal offence in secret . PerhapsThe PenguinandThe Batman - Part IIwill delve deeply into these reveals .
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