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Look at Hollywood. Everything is a part of some cinematic universe of the other. Be it a Marvel flick, a DCU film,Gen V,or evenThe Penguin.These projects are somehow connected to a larger scale of things which fans have known and loved since 2008.
For James Gunn and Matt Reeves, it might be a sound of alarm as this cinematic universe requires one very clear thing: continuity. There are only two possibilities in this case, either the continuity breaks or we see yet another downfall like the MCU.
The Penguinseason 2 will probably be connected toThe Batman 2
Maintaining continuity in movies and projects across a vast universe is a very difficult thing to do. From a 10-minute continuous shot to tons of easter eggs and references hidden throughout a project, the timeline between two different projects becomes hard to manage.
For Matt Reeves and the world, the story of Colin Farrell’sThe Penguinstarted right after the events ofThe Batmanended. Although the world loved seeing Oswald Cobb take control of Gotham City, they cannot wait for a second season.
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This wait will come at a cost, however, since recent news states that Matt Reeves is allegedly trying to find the right idea forThe Penguinseason 2as he wants it to align withThe Batman Part II.
Matt Reeves says they’re currently trying to find the right idea for ‘THE PENGUIN’ Season 2 & figure out how it would align with ‘THE BATMAN 2’(Source:@THR)pic.twitter.com/eXI0MhwljR
Although it could turn out to be a good decision to make bothThe Batman Part IIandThe Penguinseason 2 aligned, it could also have some consequences for the future.
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Matt Reevesand James Gunn will need to ensure that they do not accidentally go down the same path as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The price for continuity comes with a cost and in the cases of cinematic universes, it’s creativity.
Why James Gunn and Matt Reeves will need to be careful!
Continuity acts like slow poison. In the beginning (much like in the MCU), everything felt new. Movies likeIron ManandThorhelped build the characters from the ground up. After Phase III, Marvel hasn’t been able to get back up because everything feels the same.
The reason is continuity. To make an orderly sense of things, certain levels of creativity have to be killed since creativity cannot exist with continuity at all times. As the famous saying goes“The MCU doesn’t like to leave loose ends”, well, it is sometimes better to leave a loose end and explore the other side of the rope.
That is probably what will happen toJames Gunn’sDCU and Matt Reeves’ Reevesverse once the continuity chain starts. This chain will shackle the creativity of projects. WithThe Penguinseason 2 aligning withThe Batman Part II,much of the chaos of the characters will be diminished as they are bound by an invisible chain of continuity.
That is what happened with the MCU and it brought the downfall of the cinematic universe. With James Gunn venturing into newer territories withSuperman,the same could eventually happen with the DCU if the emphasis is given too much on continuity rather than creativity.
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Certain plotholes in films can be ignored if the storyline is just too damn awesome. However, in today’s world, a majority of people do not really care about continuity. The modern cinema cares about good stories rather than average movies created to setup something bigger in the future.
And that is why, James Gunn and Matt Reeves will need to be a little bit more careful when dealing with the DCU and the Reevesverse. If it can bring down giants like the MCU, it can certainly make people become bored of being stuck in an endless loop of easter eggs and references.
Released back in September 2024,The Penguincurrently stands at a rating of 8.6/10 on IMDb and a whopping 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.The iconic Reevesverse show is 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.
