Clancy Brown is a superb choose for Maroni, not simply because he can simply give the customarily calmly sinister efficiency required of against the law lord, however as a result of he has an extended historical past with DC as nicely. Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in a number of animated DC tasks, together with “Superman: The Animated Collection.” He additionally appeared within the CW’s DC-related collection “The Flash,” enjoying a army basic named Wade Eiling who ended up mind-controlled by the gorilla villain Grodd. However because the disparate DC worlds together with the now-ended Arrowverse are attributable to collapse in on one another and be reborn beneath James Gunn and Peter Safran, there isn’t any purpose for Brown to not tackle a brand new function within the DC Universe.

DCU followers should not get too hung up on Clancy’s place within the franchise regardless, as Pattinson’s Batman could transform a part of the DC Elseworlds, that are tasks that do not immediately tie into the franchise’s ongoing storyline. Selection studies that “The Penguin” will possible happen after “The Batman,” persevering with the story of Colin Farrell’s Penguin, AKA Oswald Cobblepot. It should co-star the good “Palm Springs” and “Made For Love” actress Cristin Milioti as Carmine’s daughter Sofia. Moreover, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Deirdre O’Connell are additionally set to co-star.

“The Penguin” has an eight-episode order at HBO Max, and Lauren LeFranc is showrunning and govt producing with Reeves additionally on board as an exec producer. The collection doesn’t have a launch date as of publication.