While the mini-series has just ended The Penguinthe director Matt Reeves spoke about the future of Bruce Wayne in the film The Batman Part II.
The Batman II: Matt Reeves’ revelations
When it was announced, it was expected that The Penguin is a good series. It is ultimately one of the best series of the year 2024 which ended on the night of November 10 to 11, 2024. Intense and violent, the series chronicled the rise of Oswald Cobblepot in the crime world of Gotham, a week after the events of the film The Batman. With its extraordinary casting and careful staging, the series has woven a great criminal saga over eight episodes, which enthusiastic serivores have compared to the masterpiece The Sopranos by David Chase, who made the heyday of HBO before The Wire et Game of Thrones.
Whether the comparison is exaggerated or not, The Penguin nonetheless remains a little gem, which also testifies to the deep respect of Matt Reeves and his teams for the world of Batman. Not only the series drew from some of the best Dark Knight comics, starting with the remarkable Bitter Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Salebut in addition she did not fall into the trap in which the competition regularly wallows, consisting of overly humanizing a villain to the point of removing from him what constitutes his substantial marrow. No, in The Penguin, Oswald Cobblepot is trash, a bastard, and his moments of humanity make his monstrosity more vivid when he commits vile crimes.
Also, The Penguin increased our interest – which was already very high – for The Batman Part IIexpected in French theaters on September 30, 2026. In the columns of Digital Spy, director Matt Reeves indulged in the game of confidences on the continuation of the adventures of the Dark Knight of Gotham played by Robert Pattinson. And the least we can say is that Bruce Wayne is going to live through difficult days in the next film. Indeed, the filmmaker explains that the young billionaire will enter a “new phase where he finds it very difficult to be Batman“.
As a reminder, The Batman had deeply marked people’s minds with its darkness: Robert Pattinson plays a young Bruce Wayne who has entered his second year as a vigilante, considering himself the embodiment of revenge. The billionaire completely forgot himself in favor of the Bat, whose costume he wears almost throughout the film. The grunge aspect of the character was multiplied by the use of the song Something in the Way of Nirvana. Matt Reeves’ statements seem to suggest to us that Bruce Wayne will take more space to the detriment of Batman in the next film. While doubt still remains regarding the antagonist of The Batman Part II (Mr. Freeze? The Court of Owls? The Penguin? The Joker?), Batman will have to face one of his greatest adversaries: himself.
At any rate, if this article interested you, do not hesitate to tell us how much you are waiting for the next film in the saga The Batman.
