RUMOR MILL: THE FLASH Movie May Be Looking To Bring Back Danny DeVito As The Penguin

RUMOR MILL: THE FLASH Movie May Be Looking To Bring Back Danny DeVito As The Penguin

Michael Keaton has signed a deal to return as Batman in The Flash movie, but a new rumor suggests that Warner Bros. is also looking to bring Batman Returns star Danny DeVito back as The Penguin!

By Nighthawk01 - Jan 11, 2021 02:01 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash
Source: ComicBook.com

In "Rumor Mill," we share the hard to buy rumours that don't come from reliable sources like the trades, but are still more believable (just) than what you might find on Reddit. 

By the time The Flash is released in theaters, it will have been more than three decades since the Dark Knight battled The Penguin in Tim Burton's classic Batman Returns. Danny DeVito delivered an iconic performance which now means Colin Farrell has a lot to live up to in The Batman, but might there be more in store for his memorable take on Oswald Cobblepot?

Michael Keaton recently closed a deal to return as Batman in The Flash, and a rumor shared via ComicBook.com indicates that Warner Bros. is also looking to bring DeVito's Penguin back. 

There's no word on what role he'd play, but it's worth noting that Penguin did die in Batman Returns.

Concept art for The Flash has shown Ezra Miller's Flash teaming up with a Batman who doesn't appear to have aged since we last saw him, so perhaps Barry Allen will find himself thrust directly into the events of Batman Returns? From there, it's possible we'll see the Fastest Man Alive reunite with this Caped Crusader in the present day.

We'll just have to wait and see, but this is another big rumor for a film that's shaping up to be one of DC's most ambitious yet. Whether the studio can pull it off is another matter altogether.

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Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 1/11/2021, 2:54 AM
Yeah? And what about
https://9gag.com/gag/aGdr9ez

The cat?
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 1/11/2021, 3:19 AM
@Doomsday8888 -

I'm not going to lie, I like that mask and it fit him well.
Looks good
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 1/11/2021, 3:21 AM
@SimplyAz
And what a jaw!
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 1/11/2021, 3:28 AM
@Doomsday8888 - yeah man, might really be Batman
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 1/11/2021, 2:56 AM
DeVito should direct this film
dracula
dracula - 1/11/2021, 2:57 AM
Doubt it, but if they do, bring back Michelle Pfeiffer and maybe Billy Dee Williams, maybe give us Helena Wayne/Huntress
Repian
Repian - 1/11/2021, 5:29 AM
@dracula - I can see Charlize Theron as the daughter of Pfeiffer's Catwoman and Keaton's Batman.

MahN166A
MahN166A - 1/11/2021, 6:59 AM
@dracula -

Can’t bring back Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent since Tommy Lee Jones took over as Harvey Dent and was killed by Batman in Forever......
UNLESS they recon that and act lie the Schumacher films never happened!!

Bring on Billy Dee Klump!!!

Erm...I mean!!

....Yeah. You know what I mean!
dracula
dracula - 1/11/2021, 2:57 AM
If its true, wow Flash and Spiderman are bringing back dead villains
TheDpool
TheDpool - 1/11/2021, 4:11 AM
@dracula - I was thinking the same thing.
Origame
Origame - 1/11/2021, 5:01 AM
@dracula - my guess is these are parallel universe versions of those characters. Like here, we're getting the burton batman but the penguin here would be from a parallel universe where he didn't die (and maybe succeeded in his plans).
ThePott
ThePott - 1/11/2021, 3:23 AM
Might as well write the next Rumor Mill headline now:
"Flash Movie looking to bring back Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale"
LtFrankDrebin
LtFrankDrebin - 1/11/2021, 5:30 AM
@ThePott - Oh, Kim Basinger looks sensational it that Batman movie. And she still looks great.






LtFrankDrebin
LtFrankDrebin - 1/11/2021, 5:32 AM
@LtFrankDrebin - *in
IcePyke
IcePyke - 1/11/2021, 3:31 AM
NEXT TIME:
"Flash Movie looking to bring back colorful bird as Penguin's Bird"
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 1/11/2021, 3:33 AM
The concept art really doesn't give us a clue to the age or time period of the Keaton Batman. He appears to be wearing
the 1989 version of the Batsuit with the 89 bat symbol and sculpted abs versus the scale abs of the 92 Batsuit.

That could just be a decision to indicate this is the Keaton Batman fighting beside The Flash and not the
Affleck version. Concept art often leaves out big costume changes to prevent spoilers.

For all we know,Keaton's Batman will get a serious upgrade to the rumored Kingdom Come suit. Its also possible
he has an updated suit,but has to go back to a classic suit for some reason.

The Penguin appeared to die to Batman Returns when he collapsed from massive injuries and seemingly sank to a watery doom.

Since the end of that movie didn't have the police recovering his body on screen or in the dialog, whose to say his Penguin
didn't survive and return to face Batman many times over the years?
manofillintent1
manofillintent1 - 1/11/2021, 4:18 AM
Very weird witnessing all this flash and spider man 3 news coming out side by side
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 1/11/2021, 4:48 AM
@manofillintent1 - Definitely reminds of Batman v Superman / Civil War.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/11/2021, 7:05 AM
Unfortunately for WB, Spider-Man 3 will be beating Flash to the Multiverse concept of bringing back stars from other franchises
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 1/11/2021, 9:06 AM
Um...didn't he like die?
RolandD
RolandD - 1/11/2021, 10:39 AM
Although the Batman films took a hard turn in the wrong direction after Burton left, I really didn't care for the take on either the Penguin or Catwoman in this movie, so I hope it's a pass. Nothing against either Pfieffer or DeVito, who are great actors.
Mobrex
Mobrex - 3/11/2021, 2:48 PM
Might as well talk to Walken while they are at it. Landing Flash in the middle Batman Returns for a spell would be just fine with me!
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