After Being Dropped From BIRDS OF PREY, It Sounds Like The Penguin Will Indeed Appear In THE BATMAN

After Being Dropped From BIRDS OF PREY, It Sounds Like The Penguin Will Indeed Appear In THE BATMAN

We'd heard rumblings that Oswald Cobblepot might be the lead villain of the Harley Quinn led Birds of Prey movie but it now appears as if plans have changed and he'll be appearing in The Batman instead...

By JoshWilding - Jul 18, 2018 12:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Earlier this week, we finally got some news on the roster of heroes (and villains) we'll see in Birds of Prey. It's previously been reported that the team would be squaring off with the Batman villain The Penguin but Umberto Gonzalez now claims that he's been axed from the script. That's a shame but on the plus side, he heavily implies that we'll actually see Oswald Cobblepot appear in The Batman

That makes sense as he's also been rumoured to appear there and it makes sense Warner Bros. would give Matt Reeves his pick of iconic bad guys in his planned (and long overdue) DC Comics adaptation. 

This should, of course, be taken with a pinch of salt for now but The Penguin's return to the big screen is long overdue regardless of whether it's going to happen in Birds of Prey or The Batman. There have been countless reports about which beloved bad guys will be incorporated into the Caped Crusader's corner of the
DCEU and Black Mask is one name that's regularly been mentioned for Birds of Prey.

What do you guys think? As always, be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section. 

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ForDarkseid
ForDarkseid - 7/18/2018, 12:06 PM
Umberto.....
bropous
bropous - 7/18/2018, 1:15 PM
@ForDarkseid -
Battabing
Battabing - 7/18/2018, 1:54 PM
@ForDarkseid -

He's still mad Grace Randolph pulled the rug up under him on the Birds of Prey scoop. He and his buddies have been on the attack against her for a couple of days now.

Now, according to her sources, The Batman is a prequel featuring the Penguin and the Court of Owls.
She's also saying that the weapon of mass destruction the Suicide Squad is sent to acquire isn't Black Adam, but Amazo.



I think this all sounds good, but I'll wait for official announcements.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 7/18/2018, 3:09 PM
@Battabing @ForDarkseid - She's not the only 1. Collider, TheWrap, and Variety have confirmed sources saying the same thing from Warner Studios. There are a lot of conflicting reports because DC has 3 drafts for each film and will not confirm until SDCC.

Black Mask and Penguin are the runner ups for Birds of Prey and Death Stroke as the villain for SS 2. Rock said Black Adam will be 1st seen in his standalone film and has no cameos planned.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 7/18/2018, 9:18 PM
@mastakilla39 - Black Mask would be a good choice, FWIW.
Menks123
Menks123 - 7/18/2018, 12:06 PM
My choice for Cobblepot

MrDandy
MrDandy - 7/18/2018, 12:10 PM
Eh Maybe is back? I thought this guys stuff was so unreliable everyone stopped reporting on it.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 7/18/2018, 12:12 PM
@MrDandy - And he had to balls to call out Grace R. on her scoop regarding Birds of Prey...because she was off two characters.

Funniest crap on Twitter!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 7/18/2018, 12:11 PM
LOL! Wow such concrete proof!
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 7/18/2018, 12:48 PM
@JoeMomma29 - Honestly I wouldn't want another Penguin or Joker. I want to see a Batman villain yet to make it onto the big screen. Maybe Hush, Clayface, or Firefly.

Hell I would love to see Black Mask.
bropous
bropous - 7/18/2018, 1:18 PM
@SonOfAGif - I wanna see Bat-Mite!!!

SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 7/18/2018, 2:19 PM
@bropous - isn't Bat-Mite the cousin or the same species as Mr. mxyzptlk?
bropous
bropous - 7/18/2018, 3:03 PM
@SonOfAGif - No, just adversaries, as far as I know. Mxyzptlk is from the Fifth Dimension, and Bat-Mite is from who knows where. However, I just know the characters from pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths, pre-52. and have zero knowledge of that Elsewhere crap. As far as I am concerned, I won't touch a DC comic after they screwed up their universe so bad in so many ways.
Nebula
Nebula - 7/18/2018, 12:12 PM

Some solid clarification for what the hell's going on with this film would be nice.
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