The Penguin The Penguin on HBO - General Discussion

[Kane52630]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Sawyer]

All this stuff is making me wonder if we’ll actually see Dano in the series, which is funny because he was probably one of the last cast members I was expecting.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Filmfreak]

I'm not sure I understood why those projects didn't move forward. They were going to feature less known characters and WB didn't think they were going to make money because of that?

 

[blueharvest]

I'm not sure I understood why those projects didn't move forward. They were going to feature less known characters and WB didn't think they were going to make money because of that?

It might also be because Warner Bros. keeps losing money and they're considering splitting the company into two separate studios.

Warner Bros Discovery drafts break-up plan

Group behind CNN and HBO has discussed options including spin-off of its streaming service and movie studio

www.ft.com

 

[Arachnerd]

Thank you, David Zaslav!

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Venom 1988]

Whatever this was immediately got deleted after you posted it.

 

[Invader Joker]

It might also be because Warner Bros. keeps losing money and they're considering splitting the company into two separate studios.

Warner Bros Discovery drafts break-up plan

Group behind CNN and HBO has discussed options including spin-off of its streaming service and movie studio

www.ft.com

The "marquee characters" thing is something they wanted even from BEFORE WB merged with Discovery.

‘The Batman’ Director Matt Reeves Says Gotham PD Show Has Evolved Into an Arkham ‘Haunted House’ Series

Reeves also detailed his vision for the show

ca.news.yahoo.com

The interviewer at EW only talked to Matt about Gotham PD, and the "marquee character" thing came explaining Gotham PD, which matches what he said 2 years ago.

 

[Sawyer]

Whatever this was immediately got deleted after you posted it.

It’s back up again:

 

[antsman41]

MARTINEZ better be in this.

 

[antsman41]

MARTINEZ better be in this.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

It's a shame Gotham PD got axed seemingly in part for not being Batman-y enough. I'm a lot more interested in that conceptually than most of the villain ideas or the now dead Arkham show.

 

[Invader Joker]

It's a shame Gotham PD got axed seemingly in part for not being Batman-y enough. I'm a lot more interested in that conceptually than most of the villain ideas or the now dead Arkham show.

I wonder if it could get resurrected as long as they focus more on Gordon and do a straight up Batman Year One type of adaptation. Reeves did express interest on showing how Gordon and Batman's relationship came to be.

 

[Sawyer]

On the one hand, The Batman’s vibe did feel perfectly suited for something Gotham Central-adjacent, but… I also feel like something like that benefits from a more established Batman/rogues gallery. A Year Two Batman and a rogues gallery that’s only just starting to emerge feels like it might limit things just a bit.

 

[Invader Joker]

On the one hand, The Batman’s vibe did feel perfectly suited for something Gotham Central-adjacent, but… I also feel like something like that benefits from a more established Batman/rogues gallery. A Year Two Batman and a rogues gallery that’s only just starting to emerge feels like it might limit things just a bit.

The pitch was set in Year One.

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Sawyer]

Some merch on the DC Shop…

DC Shop: The Penguin

THE NEW DC SHOP

shop.dc.com

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[Sawyer]

Huh…
Kind of an odd choice considering there’s not a huge age difference between those two actors.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Huh…
Kind of an odd choice considering there’s not a huge age difference between those two actors.

Spoiler

Strange. He’s obviously styled to look younger so that’s clearly what it is, but they’re so starkly different. Doesn’t matter at all to me, but not what I would have expected

 

[flickchick85]

Huh…
Kind of an odd choice considering there’s not a huge age difference between those two actors.

Very weird.