Through the Marvelvision Podcast via WorldOfReel.com, the latter revealed a “scoop” on the next HBO series that will be part of THE BATMAN SAGA. Disclosure: I don’t know anything about this podcast, but I do know and trust it World of coil.

According to one of the podcast’s hosts, the series will follow and bridge to THE BATMAN: PART II THE BATMAN: PART III – just like THE PENGUIN in between THE BATMAN And PART II. And here’s the kicker: apparently Barry Keoghan will return as The Joker (or “Unamed Arkham Inmate”) and be the main villain PART III.

I contacted a few people, a few had no idea and a few said they had heard it was true. So that’s all I have in terms of confirmation or calling BS on it. We do know that Matt Reeves and his team are working on another HBO series (or two) that will be part of it THE BATMAN SAGA and this is what he said about it recently…

Yes. We talked and it’s exciting because people are embracing the show now. My fantasy is starting to come true, which is very exciting, and HBO has been incredibly supportive from the beginning. It’s really exciting to see the show being embraced. We’ve talked about doing other shows. I wanted to make sure we weren’t doing the origin story, which is what so many of the other series have done. I think it’s a really exciting idea to be able to put a lens on these characters. It’s about cities and their dysfunction and the world and its dysfunction, and that’s what Batman stories are about. They’re all about Gotham being a place that should be better. And you can have the experience of this almost novelistic epic crime saga, but you also just get these separate experiences. They have their own dramatic value. So the story of Oz is the story of Oz, and the idea is to do these other stories in the same way.

I’m one of those Batman fans who prefers to know as little as possible about The Joker’s background and origins. So I’m not sure how I feel about an entire series, ala THE PENGUIN centered around him. I’m also a little leery of overdoing it in the character’s aftermath JOKER: FOIL and DEUX bombings – even though the two have nothing to do with each other. Note that the ‘scooper’ said he wasn’t sure if it was a Joker series or one where The Joker would appear. I’d probably prefer that.

That said, I trust Matt Reeves and co. totally and if they have an idea and it involves The Joker, I’m on board. Just make sure Lauren LeFranc is part of it! – Bill “Jett” Ramey

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