Was The Batman asleep throughout The Penguin? Showrunner Lauren LeFranc reveals why Robert Pattinson didn’t cameo within the award-winning restricted collection.
The Penguin managed to defy all expectations to be among the best tasks of final 12 months. The collection was met with close to common reward from followers and critics alike. A lot of this success got here from showrunner Lauren LeFranc managing to delve deeper into the world of The Batman away from the cold-eye of justice introduced by Robert Pattinson’s tackle the Caped Crusader.
Nevertheless, it appears that evidently was additionally one of many collection’ major weaknesses. The one near-universal grievance followers have with The Penguin was their disappointment that Robert Pattinson didn’t make a cameo. Particularly given the present escalates to stakes nearing The Batman itself, many followers had been taken out of the expertise when Gotham’s Darkish Knight merely turned a blind eye to the wanton destruction befalling his metropolis.
Why Wasn’t Robert Pattinson In The Penguin?
This grievance was addressed by The Penguin‘s showrunner Lauren LeFranc in a latest chat she had with Empire Journal. The reply as to why Robert Pattinson didn’t cameo within the venture is straightforward: he can’t be all over the place. Nevertheless, she did guarantee followers that the occasions of the collection will at the least be acknowledged within the long-awaited sequel to The Batman.
“What Matt reiterated to me early on is that it’s a giant metropolis and Batman can’t be all over the place. He doesn’t have a Spidey-sense that tingles. However simply because we don’t see Batman in our present doesn’t imply he’s unaware or uncaring. The occasions which have taken place in Gotham Metropolis, and the repercussions that include them, will carry into the following movie.”
For anybody that watched the finale of The Penguin, it was all however assured that the occasions of the collection would play into The Batman sequel not directly. Nevertheless, it’s good to get affirmation immediately from the showrunner’s mouth that Robert Pattinson’s character isn’t simply turning a blind eye. And who is aware of? With a season 2 of the present doubtlessly on the horizon, he may make a cameo but!
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