Oswald Cobblepot's new name in The penguinOz Cobb, may have a deeper meaning that connects the new DC series to The Batman - Part IIs main villains. Matt Reeves' grounded The Batman Universe presents a version of Gotham City where only a few DC characters have taken the spotlight. The Riddler's attack on Gotham in The Batmans ending unleashed a sequence of events that led to a power vacuum in the Gotham criminal underworld, and The penguinThe opening scene turned what could have been an easy power grab into a chaotic gang war. And at the center of it all…
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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Joker: Folie à Deux Arthur Fleck's story takes a dark and unexpected turn Joker: Folie à DeuxWhich subverts most of what Todd Phillips' first DC Elseworlds Joker Movie has established. Todd Phillips Joker Introduced a realistic, self-contained Gotham City with very few ties to the comics and a minimalistic focus on the Joker's origin story. five years later, Joker: Folie à DeuxThe $200 million budget and musical genre ups the ante, giving Arthur Fleck another chance to choose between his usual naive personality and his deadly Joker persona. A large part of JokerThe charm of Arthur…
New reports reveal what led to Joker: Folie à Deux's disastrous critical and box office performance, pointing to director Todd Phillips' refusal to work closely with Warner Bros. and DC. Despite the massive success of Todd Phillips' Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux Amassed some of the worst opening weekend numbers in its genre, as well as some of the lowest critics and audience ratings in comic book movie history. Among his many criticisms, Joker: Folie à DeuxIts terrible ending, slow soundtrack and terrible treatment of Arthur Fleck have been some of the biggest controversies. A little shy of a week…
An MCU fan edit teases the Young Avengers' dynamics when they finally assemble in an eventual crossover. The MCU's Young Avengers line-up has been gradually introduced over the years. This line-up includes original Young Avengers Members such as Kate Bishop and Scarlet Witch's twin children, as well as potential newcomers such as Ironheart and Ms. Marvel. The first solid hint of the official creation of the Young Avengers came in The Marvels' Ending tease, where Kamala Khan recruited Kate Bishop. X User Chris! shared a video compilation of the sassiest moments of the MCU Young Avengers. The video uses clips…
A newly released Deadpool & Wolverine Deleted scene pokes fun at the MCU's increasingly contrived multiverse movies, included Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The MCU's Multiverse Saga established the franchise's multiverse lore with shows such as Loki And movies such as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaAnd Deadpool & Wolverine. Deadpool & WolverineThe multitude of multiverse cameos show how big the multiverse really is, but despite Deadpool & WolverineAccording to many references to movies in and outside the MCU, the Phase 5 film still left some things on the cutting room floor.…
A dark hilarious MCU Meme reveals a strange trend that started with Avengers: Endgame And continues with Agatha all along. Many Marvel characters have died in the five phases of the MCU. Some of them came back to life; Others returned through the multiverse; Some others have stayed dead, and some actually faced their death in the first place. Some characters died before they had a chance to showcase their full potential, like Aaron Taylor Johnson's Quicksilver; While others died after completing their full character arc, like Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man. On XUser @FatherLessSnrlx posted an image depicting Natasha…
New promotional material for DC's The penguin Includes major reveals about Matt Reeves The Batman Universe. HBO's upcoming The penguin Series is set to expand on The Batmans lore, with Colin Farrell's Oswald Cobblepot gaining power in Gotham's criminal underworld after Carmine Falcone's death. While The Penguin isn't expected to feature other major DC characters like Batman and his rogues gallery, the series will likely set the stage for Matt Reeves' upcoming events The Batman - Part IIwhich will introduce a new take on an as-yet-unconfirmed DC villain. On September 10, 2024, Gotham City newspapers were distributed in Manhattan. The…
Warning! This article contains spoilers for The penguin Episode 1 HBO's The penguin makes some drastic changes to the origin and backstory of the titular DC villain, matching him to Matt Reeves' gritty and grounded The Batman Universe. The Batman introduced Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb as the dangerous owner of the Iceberg Lounge dance club, closely associated with Gotham's criminal underworld. The penguin Further develops Gotham's crime hierarchy, cementing Oz as an influential figure but revealing that there are always much bigger fish in Gotham City. Matt Reeves The Batman And The penguin have been very well received by critics…
Warning! This article contains spoilers for The penguin HBO's The penguin introduces Oz Cobb's unlikely sidekick Victor Aguilar, who serves as the titular DC villain's equivalent to Batman's Robin. The penguin Episode 1 reveals the criminal hierarchy of Gotham, with Oz Cobb beginning to cap the Falcon Empire out of sheer recklessness. Killing Carmine Falcone's son Alberto gets Oz into hot water, as Alberto's sister Sofia Falcone aka the Hangman has just been released from Arkham. Although The penguin It doesn't introduce any major Gotham heroes or villains as popular as Batman and the Riddler, it dives deeper into The…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Penguin Episode 1 The Dolly Parton song played at the end of The penguyn Episode 1 perfectly captures where Oz Cobb's path is leading him in his DC solo series. HBO's The penguin Introduces the most complex version of the villain that has been on the screen so far, with a short temper and a twisted mind, but also with empathy for the people with whom he feels identified and an awareness of terrorists like the Riddler . Oz Cobb is an inherent part of Gotham's criminal underworld The Batman Universe, however The…