Announced at Comic-Con minnie driver Will soon play Penguin in Bruce Timmcoming soon Batman: Caped Crusader animated series.
It’s a fascinating and surprising casting choice for the iconic Batman villain! There are no other details to share, but Driver is playing a female version of the Penguin character. You can get your first look at the character fighting Batman above.
She previously teased her character: “They do – some kind of alarm goes off and if I tell you who I’m playing, I’m going to be taken out of the back of a van. But I already have to tell you, The whole show was fantastic – fantastic.
The show’s synopsis reads: “Welcome to Gotham, a city where corruption outnumbers the good guys, where criminals thrive and law-abiding citizens live in constant fear.
Forged in the fires of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both less human and less human – Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions have deadly, unforeseen consequences.
The series will be a new take on the Batman mythos, set in the early days of Batman’s crime-fighting career. “Batman is still very early in his career, and in the first episode, he’s still an urban myth,” Tim said.
He continued: “This is not the first year“,Refers frank miller and David Mazzucchelli batman Origin comics. “It’s more like ‘week two.'”
Not only will Bruce Wayne be trying to figure out how to be Batman, but it will be a different version of Batman than we’ve seen before.
Tim explained: “I wanted him to be a little bit weird and creepy. If you were stuck in a room with Batman, whether you were Commissioner Gordon, Barbara Gordon or Renee Montoya , you feel uncomfortable. You’re kind of like, ‘What is this guy?
The rest of the cast includes Hamish Linklater (midnight mass) as Batman, Christina Ricci Playing Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Jamie Chung Harleen Quinzel/Dr. Harley Quinn, former Batman voice actress Diedric Bard Will play Harvey Dent/Two-Face.
Other actors include Eric Morgan Stewart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Krystal Joy Brown, John DiMaggio, McKenna Grace, Jason Watkins, Paul Scheer, Reed Scott, Gary Anthony Williams, Dan Donoghue, David Krumholz, Haley Joel Osmentand Toby Stephens.
The animated series has been in development with Tim for some time, J.J. Abrams, Matt Reevesand cartoonist Ed Brubaker Lead the charge.
Batman: Caped Crusader Premiering on Prime Video on August 1 this year.
