Like the DuBatman Movie Looms, the next episode of the emerging franchise has already teased a significant change in background for one of Batman’s most emblematic bad guys. This decision helps to prove how the DCU forges new paths for DC adaptations as Matt Reeves’ Batman The trilogy works ostensibly alongside the next DCU films.
So far, the only film in the franchise is Supermanwith Supergirl Scheduled for the release a year later on June 26, 2026. This first episode has already started with the darkest tones embraced by the DCEU, establishing Superman as a headlight of hope in a dynamic setting that evokes the gold and silver of comics.
This has led a lot to assume that the Batman of the DCU will follow suit, flying in front of the years of previous and restoring a more colorful interpretation of the Caped Crusader. A recent couple of photos has gained weight to these theories, suggesting that a certain Batman villain will be more evocative of the first representations of DC Comics.
The Peaquinerie Ponguin de Clayface sets up a very different background for the bad guy who is often used
The second DCU film planned for the release in 2026 is ClayAn unexpected adaptation highlights one of the most recognizable but underestimated bad guys in Batman. It will also bring a resolutely different tone to SupermanLeaning on an adaptation of comic strips listed R and the kind of horror.
Although Clayface is among the most underused members of the Rogues gallery in Batman, the same goes for Le Penguin. Not only did the villain appeared in two Batman films live and live, but he recently played in his own eponymous series with Colin Farrell in a particularly anchored story.
The penguin also appears in certain photos of decor recently revealed for Clay. The images show city walls covered with graffiti and posters, including one bed “Here is the man of the penguins“With an illustration of a man who is closely like Oswald Cobblepot, alias Le Penguin.
The image seems to suggest that The origins of the penguin of the DCU are rooted in the circus, which is far from the Oz Cobb of Colin Farrell. This, in turn, suggests that the penguin of the DCU will be a much more tragic character, with the poster alluding that his appearance will make him be used as a circus curiosity.
Why Clayface has already set up the penguin to be so different
Without a solid word on when Batman – Part II And Batman – Part III will be published, It becomes more and more likely that the founded trilogy will be published simultaneously with the DCU’s own vision on Batman and its supporting characters. It goes without saying that the DCU would therefore like to differentiate itself.
One of the main problems of having two representations of the same character occupying the silver screen at the same time is that it could be confusing for occasional moviegoers. Another is that This could cause over-saturation and a subsequent drop in interest that could negatively affect the two franchises.
Make sure that Two of the same character are as distinctive as possible is therefore of primordial importance. That the version of the DCU is lighter or more tragic (because the representation of it sold as a curiosity of circus could suggest) than BatmanIt remains to be seen, but the poster suggests that it will nevertheless be distinct.
We don’t know if Clay will include the DCU version of the Penguin in person. At any rate, He is likely to contain many first exciting looks on characters and adjacent places of Batman.
Clay
- Release date
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September 11, 2026
- Director
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James Watkins
