batman Spin-off series Penguin Looking to expand the universe Matt Reeves Create and tell a story leading up to events Batman: Part 2.
The series was developed by the showrunners Lauren LeFrankIn a recent interview with Total Film, she discussed the show and said she used it as an opportunity to explore interesting and complex female characters in the Batman universe.
“There are very few women who get to write these types of movies or TV shows,” LaFrance explained. “I think my perspective on Oz and masculinity in general is different. That made me also want to surround him with people who are really interesting and complex. women”.
One of the characters is Carmine’s daughter Sophia, also known as the Executioner, played by Cristin Milioti. When she’s released from Arkham Asylum, she’ll embark on her own power play.
She continued: “In traditional crime dramas, women are rarely as interesting as men. So I took this as an opportunity to look at what’s been done before me, respect and respect the genre, and then evolve that as well.
There are a lot of interesting characters to play with in the Batman universe, and it will be interesting to see how they play with Sofia and how her storyline will unfold.
Colin Farrell Reprise your role as Oswald Cobb, who is taking action to take control of Gotham’s criminal syndicate. The trailer gives an exciting look at what the show is going to be like, and it looks like it’s going to be a great crime series!
The eight-episode Penguin series has been described as “scarfaceThe “similar” series will see the rise of villains in Gotham City’s underworld. It was also confirmed that the series will lead directly to the event Batman: Part 2.
“I think HBO will have eight parts centered around the rise of Oz, filling the power vacuum that was created after Falcone was killed,” Farrell previously said of the film. [Reeves]The original idea was to have the Penguin show start about a week after the Batman movie ended.
“Then, if it works, if the trajectory is interesting enough, if the audience is willing to do it, and we’re doing a good job, then make a second movie — a Penguin feature in the second movie and pick up where the HBO show left off .
“It was dark, that’s all I can tell you,” he said in another interview. “It was really dark, and it was really heavy, and I thought, that must be what it was doing.
Talking about the story, he said: “This is the process of a man moving towards a place he has always dreamed of living, which is a specific power or social status. The death of Carmine Falcone at the end of the film leaves behind There is a vacuum in Gotham that needs to be filled.
“So there are all kinds of people vying for this power, and that’s Oswald’s journey, trying to get to the top through extraordinary obstacles, and it’s super dark. Lauren LeFranc wrote a very twisted one ’s eight-hour TV series.
series star Cristin MiliotiPlaying the heroine Sofia Falcone, Renzi Felizhe plays a teenager who Penguin befriends and becomes his driver. The rest of the cast includes Michael Kelly (house of cards, Jack Ryan), Shohre Agdaslu (vastness, House of Sand and Mist) and Deirdre O’Connell (outer scope) has joined the DC series.
“I’ve always been a fan of this world,” LeFranc previously said. batmanand Matt’s film enters the canon so powerfully and boldly.
“I’m excited and humbled to continue telling stories in the seedy world of Gotham City – what better excuse to channel my inner villain than telling the story of Oswald Cobblepot?
“I’m thrilled to be working with Colin, Matt, Dylan, 6th & Idaho, Warners and HBO Max in our collaborative effort to bring this story to the screen.”
The show is scheduled to premiere on September 19th.
Source: GamesRadar+
