The Penguin Will Be The First BatVillain To Appear on GOTHAM

The Penguin Will Be The First BatVillain To Appear on GOTHAM

Reports are indicating that Oswald Cobblepot aka THE PENGUIN will be the first Gotham City villain to appear in the FOX television show GOTHAM. FOX is currently casting the role. Read on for more.

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By JasonBlue - Jan 25, 2014 09:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: El Mayimbe


According to a scoop from El Mayimbe at Latino Review, Oswald aka the Penguin will be the first Gotham City villain to appear in the FOX television show GOTHAM. FOX is currently casting the role. However it is still not known whether we will be seeing Mr. Cobblepot as himself or whether he will adopt the name The Penguin on the show.




What are your thoughts on the news? Who do you think FOX should audition to play Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot?


Character Description: The Penguin is a supervillain who is known as one of Batman's oldest and most persistent enemies. Artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger introduced him in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941). The Penguin is a short, rotund man known for his love of birds and his specialized high-tech umbrellas. A mobster and thief, he fancies himself as being a "gentleman of crime;" his nightclub business provides a cover for criminal activity, which Batman sometimes uses as a source of criminal underworld information.
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SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/25/2014, 10:01 PM
Yes! I can dig it!
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/25/2014, 10:05 PM
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/25/2014, 10:08 PM
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 1/25/2014, 10:24 PM
Funny, when I saw Oswald, a character in his 20's I automatically thought of Patton Oswald. He'd be perfect for the role!
JediSuperGuy83
JediSuperGuy83 - 1/25/2014, 10:27 PM
Ill Watch The Dark Knight Trilogy rather than this crap
jimdotbeep
jimdotbeep - 1/25/2014, 10:35 PM
Seems appropriate to have the penguin as the first villain. Batman should cut his teeth on on easy non-metahuman target.
superherofan21
superherofan21 - 1/25/2014, 10:37 PM
I think it'd be cool to see Oswald start out as a lowly mobster and then slowly work his way to becoming the crime boss we all know and love him as.
DarthBacchus
DarthBacchus - 1/25/2014, 10:41 PM
The Cobblepots are a prominent family in Gotham City so it makes sense
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 1/25/2014, 10:43 PM
Sweet
thebug022
thebug022 - 1/25/2014, 10:46 PM
JARED HARRIS!!!
JasonBlue
JasonBlue - 1/25/2014, 10:50 PM
Some short and in his 20s...this is who i thought off...
rabid
rabid - 1/25/2014, 10:51 PM
Of course! Oswald's dad was the one who had Thomas and Martha murdered to pave the way for his mayoral bid.
MisterHolmes
MisterHolmes - 1/25/2014, 10:52 PM
Superhero TV shows just dont compare to the movies, id rather watch those.
batz11
batz11 - 1/25/2014, 10:52 PM
Ratatouille? Ok...
xfan320
xfan320 - 1/25/2014, 10:54 PM
Jonah Hill!!!
JasonBlue
JasonBlue - 1/25/2014, 10:55 PM
@xfan320 I'm down for that!
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 1/25/2014, 11:02 PM
Is Batman going to be in this show?
If not..Why have his villains?
Super12
Super12 - 1/25/2014, 11:03 PM
Perfect. Exactly the villain I was hoping we'd get, I love it.
MementoMori
MementoMori - 1/25/2014, 11:04 PM
Jonah Hill? That's inspired casting, which oddly I think could be pulled off. No way he'd do a tv series. Wish Mad Hatter was used more though. A villain I think that's possibilities are interesting and out there. Games that usually focus in and on the mind in some way. That said, hope this show turns out good. I haven't heard much about it to be honest.
Pedrito
Pedrito - 1/25/2014, 11:09 PM
Danny DeVitto or gtfo.
Maybe Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 1/25/2014, 11:20 PM
That's cool. He would be a good first villain for Jim Gordon to take on.

I have a hard time picturing an actor in his 20s playing Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin though.
pesmerga44
pesmerga44 - 1/25/2014, 11:22 PM
I am not surprised if this is true the only real villains they can use will be crime bosses, hitmen, and the occasional psychopath. Guys like Joker, Bane, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, etc... will not be involved in this show. Penguin also will not have his famous trick umbrella he will be a crime boss running the show from his club may throw in Black Mask but will probably use the other crime boss families. Zsasz will probably be a recurring villain in the show.
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 1/25/2014, 11:32 PM
xfan320
xfan320 - 1/25/2014, 11:34 PM
Will someone please explain how FOX is making a show based off af a DC/WB property??
loki668
loki668 - 1/25/2014, 11:38 PM
No Calendar Man, no peace!
JasonBlue
JasonBlue - 1/25/2014, 11:39 PM
@xfan320 - They are buying franchise rights the way they own rights to X-Men... but in a more limited sense.
batz11
batz11 - 1/25/2014, 11:43 PM
... I thought I could trust my "buddies" on this site, how is it I've had True Detective on my dvr for a week, Alexandra Daddario FULL [frick]ing frontal and 'back'-al? S1, Ep2, 16 min mark.
Have a died and went to hell?



You [frick]ing kidding me, I need to work less, losing touch to what matters...
pesmerga44
pesmerga44 - 1/25/2014, 11:47 PM
@gliderman

Seriously they confirmed Joker for this show such a mistake Joker works at his best when he is a parallel to Batman. Playing his game with Batman scene like this are why Batman needs Joker and Joker needs Batman and is stupid to put him in something without Batman




Batman laughing hysterically alongside the Joker as the Gotham PD just stand there. The entire insanity and fear of the Joker really only works with Batman man [frick] this shit even more.
Brady1138
Brady1138 - 1/25/2014, 11:48 PM
That sounds aw--Latino Review.

Never mind.
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