Excitement is building around the newest iteration of the Batman chronicles. With each update, it seems production of THE BATMAN is moving away from whatever that Ben Affleck Justice League/Batman v Superman situation was trying to be, and fans (yours truly, included) are hopeful this new film will compare to the likes of Batman and The Dark Knight.
When it comes to casting, (something we all have a lot of opinions on) it has been confirmed that former shiny vampire, Robert Pattinson, will play the Bat; Big Little Lies star, Zoë Kravitz, will portray Catwoman, and Paul Dano of Little Miss Sunshine has signed up to play the Riddler. So far, so good if you ask basically anyone.
…But that’s about as far as we’ve gotten in terms of committed actors.
We do, however, have a tiny update in the case of the Penguin. Until now, there were whispers that Jonah Hill would be taking on the role that was made famous by Danny DeVito in 1992. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, that is no longer the case.
Reportedly, Hill and Warner Bros couldn’t land a deal.
With that news breaking overnight, speculation is once again up in the air over who might take on the Penguin.
Well, Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander has an idea: him.
Taking to Twitter on Thursday, October 17th (local time) the actor hinted that with Hill out of the picture, Warner Bros should be considering the man who brought us George Costanza for the gig.
(He also accidentally made it sound like Jonah Hill died – which he definitely didn’t – but that’s beside the point.)
For the non-Seinfeld fans out there, the marine biology comment is in reference to an episode in which George pretends to be a marine biologist… as you do.
While there’s every chance Alexander is just having a laugh, you’ve got to admit: it’s not difficult to imagine. I also wouldn’t put it past George Costanza to go on to become so paranoid and bitter that he retreats to the sewers of New York, and actually becomes the Penguin.
…It’s an approach worth considering.