Matt Reeves’ Batman Universe has been a breath of fresh air for DC. Reeves decided to embrace a grounded vision with his first movie, and The Batman was embraced by critics and fans alike. Its success spawned a television spinoff centered around Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb. The Penguin was another smash hit, but after it wrapped up its first season, it felt like another outing wasn’t at the top of DC’s to-do list.
Reeves and Warner Bros. have yet to embrace The Penguin continuing. They haven’t ruled it out completely, but there’s no sense of urgency, to the point that Farrell is moving on to other things. He even had another DC project lined up, but it has hit a fork in the road, which could be just what Penguin ordered.
Farrell signed on to star in Sgt. Rock for DC. A World War II soldier who DC Studios head James Gunn found interesting enough to include in his animated series Creature Commandos, Sgt. Rock was in line to get his own movie. While Sgt. Rock was on track to film in summer 2025, production issues forced a delay. The movie looks to be cancelled altogether, and that just may be good news for the future of The Penguin, as it gives the powers that be an entire year to get the ball rolling with Farrell and Co.
The Penguin is streaming now on Max.
via ComicBook.com
Mandy Parker
From a long line, family of geeks, author of several unpublished geek girl books, writer for @BleedingFool. Recovering Game of Thrones fan, life-time Tolkien fan.
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