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Batman: Caped Crusader coming from Matt Reeves, Bruce Timm, and J.J. Abrams
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“The essence of the Penguin is the essence of the Penguin.”

 

That was Minnie Driver‘s response when asked to address fears of potential backlash from hyper-critical fans after “Batman: Caped Crusader’s” announced their decision to gender-swap the villainous Penguin.

 

“Here’s the thing: If it hadn’t been so beautifully imagined or reimagined, if it had somehow just been shoehorned in to tick some box of ‘Oh, we have to now have a fluidity around characters,’ That’s not it. The essence of the Penguin is the essence of the Penguin,” Driver said. “She’s properly evil. She really does some terrible things, and I hope that she will be embraced as the villain that she always has been.”

 

Linklater was asked about the pressure he felt to portray the iconic hero after Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy’s recent passing. Conroy was the voice behind Batman in the original animated series that inspired “Caped Crusader” and numerous other projects that have touched nearly every corner of the Dark Knight’s repertoire, including films, shows and video games.

 

“When I finally heard the results of it [his Batman voice], it was quite—I hope—close to him. I hope it doesn’t give the viewer a bump,” he said. “There are wonderful reimaginings of so many characters in this series, but I hope that… I don’t know. I’m just desperate to honor the amazing legacy that Kevin left behind.”

 

 

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