HBO’s The Batman Spinoff series The penguin Claims a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than its big-screen predecessor, raising expectations for future installments in its DC Other worlds Franchise. HBO’s The penguin series with Colin Farrell is the first follow-up to Matt Reeves’ The BatmanWhich is set to complete a movie trilogy by 2025s The Batman – Part II And The Batman – Part III. reeves The Batman Originally led to three spinoff shows, with a Gotham PD And Ann Arkham Asylum series accompanying The penguin. However, the first two spinoffs were canceled in July 2024.
On X, Rotten tomatoes reveals The penguins debut critics score: a “Certified Fresh at 91% on the Tomatometer, with 32 reviews” on September 12, 2024, a week ahead of its wide release. when The Batman Released debuting in 2022, it received an 89% critics score on its first day. Check out Rotten Tomatoes’ post below:
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The Batman installments |
RT critics score |
RT audience score |
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The penguin |
91% |
N/A |
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The Batman |
85% |
87% |
What the Penguin’s Rotten Tomatoes score means for the Batman franchise
The future looks bright for Batman’s spinoffs and sequels
Only two installments in, The Batman Franchise is poised to be a top-rated superhero franchise. While Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight trilogy remains the most consistently praised comic book adaptation, Batman begins has an 85% critics score – six points lower than The penguin and four below The Batman. After this trend, The Batman – Part II And The Batman – Part III Have the opportunity to excel The Dark Knight And The Dark Knight Rises To become the highest-rated superhero movie and television franchise of all time.
If The penguinIts critics score remains around 91% and its audience score lands a similar number, and it may be possible for The Batman Franchise to bring the Gotham PD And Arkham Asylum Spinoff series back to active development. Although the DCU’s Batman is expected to star in more installments than Robert Pattinson’s more self-contained Dark Knight, there’s a chance that Pattinson’s Batman could make some extra appearances, if not in solo movies after the trilogy’s conclusion, perhaps In other shows.
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The Batman The franchise could also spawn new spinoffs starring other Gotham characters without having to include Robert Pattinson’s Batman. Villains such as Paul Dano’s Riddler, Barry Keoghan’s Joker, Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman, and The Batman – Part IIThe main villain could star in their own series similar to Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot in The penguin. But even if The Batman Franchise does not green light another project, The penguinIts success is clear proof of its quality.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes (1, 2) / x
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