10 New Things We Learned About Joss Whedon's Justice League
8. The Penguin Exists In The DCEU
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Seeing as how Warner Bros. opted for a more grizzled, cynical and indeed older Dark Knight in their cinematic universe - one who had seen pretty much all there is to see when it comes to crimefighting - we've been left with a lot of questions regarding the character's history. Suicide Squad and BVS pretty much confirmed that at least one Robin had been brutally murdered at the hands of the Joker, but what of the others? Is Dick Grayson roaming around as Nightwing? Is Tim Drake even a thing anymore?
These are questions that fans will doubtlessly be asking until Matt Reeves' Batman finally drops in 2019, but we were at least given another tidbit regarding Batman's history in this trailer, and that is that The Penguin is very much a member of his Rogues Gallery.
Alfred's remark regarding Oswald Cobblepot's avian explosives may only confirm something fans had long presumed to be a thing anyway, but it's a nice nod towards the character's history, and gives everyone an idea of the type of Batman we can expect to see in the League. Apart from that, the trailer also made mention of Arkham Asylum, and we all know how prone that place is to the odd breakout here and there.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
