The Batman teased about a Gotham underworld figure who has recently been recast.
For Robert Pattinson’s DC debut, Paul Dano’s Riddler was far from the only evil in town.
One example is the Penguin played by Colin Farrell, who will soon star in his own HBO Max series. Yet there was another crime leader above that short and hefty gangster: Falcone, Carmine
The guy who made Falcone’s ascent to power possible is now the focus of Matt Reeves’ universe.
An actor from Gotham has been recast
Salvatore Maroni, a figure who appeared frequently in The Batman, will be recast in Matt Reeves’ The Penguin, according to Variety.
The part will be filled by actor Clancy Brown, who will first be seen in the upcoming HBO Max spinoff series starring Colin Farrell.
For those who are unfamiliar, Maroni is a notorious Gotham City criminal leader whose incarceration created the conditions for Carmine Falcone’s group to gain the prominence they do in the 2022 movie starring Robert Pattinson.
Brightening Up The Illuminerdi deserves credit for being the first to report on Salvatore Maroni’s appearance as The Penguin, not Gotham City’s Underworld Variety.
They did not, however, mention which actor would take the place of the extra who appeared in The Batman for a brief moment as the person on the cover of a magazine.
The Shawshank Redemption, Dexter: New Blood, Tales of the Jedi, and other films have made Clancy Brown a household name. His participation appears to be a confirmation that the famed Batman antagonist would play a significant role in narrating the Penguin’s rise through the ranks of the neighborhood underworld.
He’s obviously going to find a way to get out. Yet how? More significantly, when he rejoins the group, will Oswald Cobblepot be able to defeat him once more, or will he be able to cooperate with him?
HBO Max now has The Batman available for streaming, but there is no set date for the release of The Penguin, despite the fact that production has just recently started.