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The first trailer for 'The Penguin', the spin-off series of 'The Batman' with an unrecognizable Colin Farrell
Ahead of the new film starring Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson, the director sets his sights on one of Gotham’s greatest villains.
“When I was a kid, there was a gangster, real old-school type, Rex Calabrese. He was a big deal. He helped people. If he saw you on the street, he’d call out to you. When I’m 14 or somethin’, he has a heart attack and dies, still holdin’ a cigar. In my neighborhood, they throw a parade in his honor. A friggin’ parade. And it wasn’t fancy, but it was the gesture. The show of love, of what he meant. Can you imagine? To be remembered like that?”
This is Colin Farrell’s speech in the first trailer for ‘The Penguin’, the new installment of the ‘Batman’ saga. The Bat movie with Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson will have a spin-off series coming this fall to Max (formerly known as HBO Max, which just changed subscriptions and catalog). The production, also with Reeves at the helm, will tie in with the sequel to the original film, ‘The Batman II’, scheduled for October 2, 2025.
The Penguin’ will be one of the first productions of the new DC Universe prepared by James Gunn. After years of mediocre movies and shows, Warner wanted to turn things around and put the director of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and the last ‘Suicide Squad’ movie at the helm of their superhero division.
Release Schedules for all DC Movies and Series
- The Penguin (Series) - Fall 2024
- Joker 2: Folie à Deux - October 4, 2024
- Superman Legacy - July 11, 2025
- The Batman 2′ - October 3, 2025
Upcoming DC Movies and Series without a release date, but confirmed
- ‘Batman: The Brave and The Bold’ - Movie with another Batman (not Robert Pattinson) inspired by Grant Morrison’s comic books.
- ‘Booster Gold’ - Series about a former member of the Justice League
- ‘Creature Commandos’ - animated series
- ‘The Peacemaker’ Season 2 (series) - Late 2023, early 2024
- ‘Swamp Thing’ - Horror movie
- ‘Lanterns’ - Series about the Green Lanterns
- ‘Paradise Lost’ - Series about the Amazons of Wonder Woman
- ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ - movie that promises to show “a tougher Supergirl
- ‘The Authority’ - Movie
- Waller’ - The Peacemaker spin-off series starring Viola Davis
All rumored DC shows and movies
- ‘Arkham Asylum’ - series, spin-off from The Batman
- ‘Clayface’ - series, another spin-off of The Batman
- ‘Catwoman’ - series, spin-off of The Batman
- ‘Scarecrow’ - series, spin-off series of The Batman
- ‘Gotham PD’ - spin-off series about Commissioner Gordon
- ‘The Flash 2′ - Movie
All DC movies canceled by James Gunn
- ‘Batgirl’
- ‘Black Adam 2′
- ‘Black Canary’
- ‘Constantine’ (series)
- ‘Man of Steel 2′ (series)
- ‘Justice League Dark’ (series)
- ‘Wonder Woman 3′ (series)
- ‘Zatanna’ (series)
Let’s hope DC’s superheroes can turn things around and compete with Marvel, whose lack of competition seems to have led it to rest on its laurels.