The Penguin has a new trailer that teases the upcoming Max drama series and the next story in Matt Reeves’ The Batman saga.
The trailer shows Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb deep in conversation as he recounts a prior crime boss he clearly hopes to emulate. The Penguin follows on from Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie, which saw Farrell make his debut as the famous Gotham gangster.
The Penguin debuts this fall with an eight-episode DC Studios series starring the aforementioned Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Michael Zegen. It’s executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, Craig Zobel, who directs the first three episodes, and Bill Carraro.
The next chapter in @TheBatman saga from Matt Reeves.
— Max (@StreamOnMax) March 22, 2024
Academy Award Nominee Colin Farrell is #ThePenguin in the new Max Original Series, coming this fall to Max. pic.twitter.com/Nlewa1IPjc
Meanwhile, the sequel to Robert Pattinson's 2022 The Batman movie is due out October 2, 2026 after a full year delay. Not much is known about the sequel, which was first announced alongside James Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU back in early 2023. Gunn confirmed that The Batman - Part II will be part of Matt Reeves’ "crime saga" trilogy that includes the Penguin TV series. Gunn said that The Batman being separate from the DCU was Reeves' choice.
While The Batman - Part II won't be part of the overall DCU, Gunn said it won't be a "stepchild" and that Warner Bros. "is fully invested in the success of The Batman, just like we are everything else." Gunn and Safran are planning their own Batman film for the DCU, titled The Brave and the Bold, which is expected to release in either 2026 or 2027.
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