Matt Reeves reveals the scrapped Batman cameo idea for The Penguin that "ended up throwing things off too much"
Nov. 11, 2024Bruce Wayne could’ve made a cameo in The Penguin
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The Batman director Matt Reeves has revealed the scrapped Bruce Wayne cameo idea that almost made it into The Penguin.
Ahead of the spin-off show’s release,the creative team were pretty clear that we wouldn’t be seeing the Caped Crusader show up in the series.
But, as it turns out, he almost did make a cameo. “Over the course of writing the season, we discussed many times whether or not there might be some cross-through that would feel earned,” Reeves toldEntertainment Weekly. “We tried a few different ideas conceptually, nothing that was ever written ultimately, but nothing seemed to quite gel in a way that felt earned.”
One such idea was Bruce appearing with Oz’s right hand, young Vic. “But even that ended up throwing things off too much,” Reeves explained.
But, we will be seeing Oz show up again in The Batman 2. Not only does the ending of The Penguin feed directly into the sequel (and if you’ve seenThe Penguin finale, you’ll know exactly what we mean) – butColin Farrell himself has revealed that he’ll be back.
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