Was The Batman asleep throughout The Penguin? Showrunner Lauren LeFranc reveals why Robert Pattinson didn’t cameo within the award-winning restricted sequence.
The Penguin managed to defy all expectations to be among the best tasks of final 12 months. The sequence 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 offered by Robert Pattinson’s tackle the Caped Crusader.
Nonetheless, evidently was additionally one of many sequence’ 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 undertaking is easy: he can’t be in every single place. Nonetheless, she did guarantee followers that the occasions of the sequence will no less than be acknowledged within the long-awaited sequel to The Batman.
“What Matt reiterated to me early on is that it’s an enormous metropolis and Batman can’t be in every single 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 sequence would play into The Batman sequel in a roundabout way. Nonetheless, it’s good to get affirmation straight 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 could make a cameo but!
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