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The world of Matt Reeves has added another series into its cinematic universe and the fans are already in love with it. Colin Farrell shines as Penguin in the recently released HBO show,The Penguin,and James Gunn is loving it.
Farrell received critical acclaim when his version of The Penguin originally debuted inThe Batman.A spin-off project was soon greenlit and the series premiered on 19th September to rave reviews from the world.
James Gunn Is Celebrating Colin Farrell’sThe Penguin
Following the story of Oz Cobb,The Penguintakes a deep dive into the underworld of Gotham. With characters like Sofia Falcone and Oswald Cobb,The Penguinshowcases Cobb’s rise to power in Gotham following the events ofThe Batman.
Despite not being set in the same cinematic universe, veteran director and DCU co-headJames Gunn has been an avid supporter of the show. After the highly successful debut of the show, Gunn was more than happy to share it on his Instagram story.
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A report byThe Wraprevealed that since July, the top streaming series have either been a Max series around a popular IP or a Netflix show.The Penguinhas become an iconic series on its own.
This essentially means thatThe Penguindefeated the highly popular showHouse of the Dragon,in terms of popularity.
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The news was shared by James Gunn on hisInstagramand the director was quite happy for the iconic HBO show. With Gunn sharing the news aboutThe Penguin‘s success, it seems that this will in turn help him in creating his own version of a Green Lantern series sooner.
James Gunn Is Excited ForThe Penguin,And PossiblyLanterns!
The world knows the story of Ryan Reynolds and the infamous year of 2010. The actor starred in possibly one of the worst DC adaptations titledGreen Lantern.Reynolds’ career took a major hit for quite a while after that film.
After Gunn became the co-head of the DC Studios, there were numerous reports that the director wanted a live-action Green Lantern series. The project was calledLanternsand in June,Varietyconfirmed that the series had been greenlit.
According to the report, HBO had ordered eight episodes to be made with Chris Mundy serving as the showrunner. The series would be made under the supervision ofJames Gunn. With the popularity thatThe Penguinhas reached, Gunn seems to have gained confidence in audiences and the millions of fans of the DCU.
WithThe PenguinbeatingHouse of the Dragonin terms of popularity and viewing numbers, it seems that the landscape of popular IPs is changing. Fans would rather root for a criminal underdog rising to power than see two royal families clashing for an uncomfortable throne (no harm intended).
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The Penguincurrently stands on a rating of 8.8/10 on IMDB and a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. With the next episode set for a release date of 29th September,The Penguinis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
