To celebrate Colin Farrell winning a Golden Globe for his role in the series The Penguindirector Matt Reeves announces great news for fans of the saga.
The Batman: Matt Reeves finally speaks after the postponement
While fans discover the first work of James Gunn’s DCU with the excellent series Creature Commandosthe management of Marvel and Disney definitely has something to worry about… Indeed, Warner Bros. Discovery seems to have made the right choice by entrusting the reins of the new DC universe to the director of Guardians of the Galaxy and of The Suicide Squad. For his part, Matt Reeves continues to develop his Batverse, debuting in 2022 with the film The Batman. Acclaimed in particular for its very dark storyline reconnecting with the detective dimension of the character and for its stunning aesthetic, the feature film delighted fans of Batman: Un Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.
It is also in the continuation ofUn Long Halloween that Matt Reeves and showrunner Lauren LeFranc seem to have found inspiration for the series The Penguinbroadcast last fall on HBO and Max, and whose action takes place a week after the events of The Batman. Indeed, the series, which follows the rise of Oz Cobblepot (masterfully played by Irish actor Colin Farrell) in the criminal world of Gotham, introduced the character of Sofia Falcone aka The Hanged Man, the main antagonist of ‘Bitter Victoryanother masterpiece from the Loeb/Sale duo.
Unanimously acclaimed, the series The Penguin is a new success for the Batverse. However, the announcement that The Batman: Part II (which recently changed its official title) will finally be released on October 1, 2027 instead of October 2026, greatly worrying fansto the point that James Gunn had to speak out to justify this decision. While Colin Farrell has just won a well-deserved Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role as Oz Cobblepot, Matt Reeves gave an interview to Deadline to take stock of the continuation of The Batman et The Penguin.
I can tell you that we are going to tour this year. We’re doing something where the story continues, but I hope people are surprised by it.
A way for the director to definitively put an end to the rumors that The Batman: Part II be canceled due to James Gunn’s DCU. These unfounded rumors were blown out of proportion, among others, by certain fans of filmmaker Zack Snyder.disappointed that the director of Man of Steel, Batman v Superman et Zack Snyder’s Justice League unable to complete its saga due to the cancellation by Warner Bros. from the DC Extended Universe. We also recall that following James Gunn, Matt Reeves also justified the postponement of the second part of the trilogy The Batman explaining that he had not finished writing the screenplay.
At this point, The Batman: Part II is at the heart of much speculation regarding the film’s main antagonist. Indeed, we do not know who will replace the Riddler played by Paul Dano. Several persistent theories are that Dr. Freeze is in the game – notably due to the fact that the second film will take place in winter, as was revealed in the final episode of The Penguin. For our part, we hope that The Court of Owls will be introduced in the feature film. We explain the reasons to you in this article.
Source: hitek.fr
