The wait for Batman 2 is going to be a long one, especially after the last delay, but thankfully, fans who love Matt Reeves’ take on the iconic DC character and Gotham City will soon be able to watch a TV series centered around Colin Farrell’s Penguin that will bridge the gap between the two Batman movies.
We’ve already seen the first trailer and learned that the show will premiere in September, so this new trailer released on June 20 isn’t the most informative. Regardless, the show still looks great.
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People, including many who have grown tired of the run-of-the-mill comic book stories that fill our screens, have rightly pointed out that there’s a huge Sopranos vibe to the entire project, which may well be the key to making Max a hit once again.
In this new trailer, which is oddly described as a “trailer” despite being only two minutes long, we get to see what Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot is up to following the death of Carmine Falcone and a major shake-up at the center of Gotham City’s underworld. It remains to be seen how the Penguin will take advantage of the power vacuum while remaining unnoticed by Batman for as long as possible. While we know full well that this isn’t the first time, Batman Show
In addition to the new trailer (which still leaves us with the magical September date for Oz’s return), Max also shared a new poster that’s all about Colin Farrell’s take on the legendary mobster:
There’s a lot going on at DC right now under James Gunn’s new leadership, including a big-screen Superman reboot and Peacemaker Season 2, but both the Batman universe and Todd Phillips’ Joker movie are being kept separate from the reboot. That’s probably for the best, given their different tones and approaches to the original films.
