Maybe Batman fans They are waiting longer than necessary to see the sequel to the brilliant film released in 2022 by Matt Reeves. But, fortunately for the vigilante bat’s acolytes, the trend of creating spin-offs and the rise of streaming has at least given them an extra pill of Gotham’s criminal underworld thanks to the series. The Penguin. A mini-series that is receiving a fantastic reception on the Max platform, offering a story expansion formula that, according to Reeves himself, could continue with other characters.
Without the presence of Batman in the story, at least in the chapters released during the writing of this article, anyone could have predicted that a series centered on the iconic villain This wouldn’t have a big impact on the streaming service’s subscribers. Instead, creating a dark and thought-provoking atmosphere derived from the film’s good work Batman promoted this new fiction, centered on the criminal power struggle after the terrorist events perpetrated by the villain Enigma. Starring a hyper-characterized Colin Farrell, The Penguin currently has seven episodes released on Max and next week the series will conclude with a long awaited eighth chapter which is expected as a sort of bridge to what could happen in The Batman 2. Dial raudience records this had not been seen since the premiere of the first season of The last of usno one doubts a sequel to the universe of characters adapted by Reeves and therefore, it is not surprising that the filmmaker implies that the idea for the future of this story is to continue build series of this type with other charactersin the same way that the Oz plot succeeded.
Matt Reeves hopes to create more spin-offs
Information about the possible future of the world Batman comes to us through a last conference that the director of Monstrous had with the actor Andy Serkis. Interpreter who, on the other hand, collaborated with Reeves in the saga of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and in the last adaptation of The Dark Knight, where he played Bruce Wayne’s butler, Alfred.
Reeves is executive producer of The Penguinhowever, the accusation of Showrunner keeps him busy Lauren LeFrankscreenwriter of Chuck, while in the sense we have Craig Zobelresponsible behind the cameras of other series like Easttown mare, American Gods, Western world either Lovers of the left. So, given the great success of both, Serkis asked Reeves about the continuation and expansion of said universe.
“Yeah. We talked and it’s exciting because people are buying into the series. “My fantasy is coming true,” the author began to explain in the interview collected by Interview Magazine. Subsequently, he explained what the narrative evolution of this network of characters within Gotham would look like for him:
“HBO has been incredibly supportive of us from the beginning. We talked about doing other series. I wanted to make sure we weren’t doing the origin story, like other shows do. I think the idea of being able to put a lens on these characters is a really exciting idea (…) You can experience this epic, almost novelistic detective saga, but you also have these distinct experiences. They have their own dramatic value. “So the story of Oz is the story of Oz, and the idea is to do these other stories the same way.”
When does “The Penguin” end?
The next Sunday 10Max will publish the eighth and final chapter of The penguin. In the same way that the beginning of the story begins at the end of Batmanit is expected that this special episode, in addition to ending on a good note, will offer new clues about where will the story go of The Batman 2. Besides Farrell, the project has an incredible cast in which the main role of Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone and Rhenzy Feliz as Victor. Theo Rossi, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, Michael Kelly, Carmen Ejogo and Mark Strong round out the main cast.
The Batman 2 is planned for October 2, 2026 and for its casting, the return of Serkis, Jeffrey Wright and of course the main hero himself, Robert Pattinson, has been confirmed. Who will be the next character to face this universe? Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman? The story of Commissioner Gordon? A presentation of the Joker?
