The Dark Knight

**Jeritron** · 07-20-2008, 05:40 PM

I think Nolan doesn't like Penguin. Personally, I'm not too fond of him either but it's pretty basic that he's the 2nd most well known Batman villain, at least mainstream.

I don't think he has the dynamic or depth to be a whole movie character, at least not in a realistic vision. He'd be okay if he was just a normal human mob boss that was portly and got the street name Penguin. But I'd only like that to be a supporting villain, like Falcone and Maroni were in the first 2.
It'd be interesting to see the plot focus around Riddler as the main villain, with a normal Penguin running the mob in the background.

It's a shame Joker is not available, but I don't think they should attempt to recast at all. If they do, I won't accept it. It's unthinkable. There's no loose ends really, he was caught so it's perfectly acceptable that he's in Arkham off screen. Doesn't mean he has to stay there forever, but for the purposes of this trilogy yes.

I envisioned Batman turning to Joker to help him understand the Riddler or the next villain a la Clarice turning to Hanibal Lecter. That would have been a great way to utilize him. It could possibly be done in one or two scene with some clever tricks.

07-20-2008, 05:40 PM	#11
Jeritron Get a poke on Posts: 35,234	I think Nolan doesn't like Penguin. Personally, I'm not too fond of him either but it's pretty basic that he's the 2nd most well known Batman villain, at least mainstream. I don't think he has the dynamic or depth to be a whole movie character, at least not in a realistic vision. He'd be okay if he was just a normal human mob boss that was portly and got the street name Penguin. But I'd only like that to be a supporting villain, like Falcone and Maroni were in the first 2. It'd be interesting to see the plot focus around Riddler as the main villain, with a normal Penguin running the mob in the background. It's a shame Joker is not available, but I don't think they should attempt to recast at all. If they do, I won't accept it. It's unthinkable. There's no loose ends really, he was caught so it's perfectly acceptable that he's in Arkham off screen. Doesn't mean he has to stay there forever, but for the purposes of this trilogy yes. I envisioned Batman turning to Joker to help him understand the Riddler or the next villain a la Clarice turning to Hanibal Lecter. That would have been a great way to utilize him. It could possibly be done in one or two scene with some clever tricks.