DC"s Weirdest Superman Movie Reference Is Hidden In The Penguin

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A fun reference to 1978"s Superman movie was hidden at the beginning of The Penguin episode 1. Spinning off from Matt Reeves" The Batman, set outside the main DC Universe as an Elseworlds franchise, The Penguin premiered on September 19, with Colin Farrell reprising his role as Oswald "Oz" Cobb, a.k.a. the titular Penguin. The Penguin continues The Batman"s dark, gritty and grounded themes, exploring Cobb"s rise to power in Gotham"s criminal underworld, but this distances the HBO series from DC"s other, sometimes more lighthearted, stories.
While DC Studios" co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran work on developing their own rebooted DC Universe, The Penguin is one of several expected spinoffs and sequels to The Batman. Matt Reeves" 2022 hit starred Robert Pattinson in the titular role, but while The Penguin makes many references to The Batman and Pattinson"s vigilante himself, there is a scarcity of references to this franchise"s wider world. One has been found, however, which could hint at a catastrophic event having occurred in The Penguin"s universe.
The Penguin Is Surprisingly Light On DC References The Penguin Is Set Outside The Main DC Universe

The Penguin takes the form of a very self-contained story, meaning there is a noticeable lack of references to the wider world of this DC franchise. Oswald Cobb is well-connected to the underground criminal groups of Gotham City, meaning The Penguin stays very grounded throughout. While Cobb"s rise to power as the Penguin will surely have an impact on future sequels to The Batman, it seems unlikely that any major superhero would care about Cobb"s low-life politics. Even so, The Penguin did find a way to call back to one brilliant joke from 1978"s Superman.
The Penguin Homages A Weird Superman Movie Joke The Penguin Calls Back To 1978's Original Superman Movie Close In the opening moments of The Penguin episode 1, "After Hours," news footage reports on the devastating events of 2022"s The Batman. Simultaneously, a ticker reveals the weather reports for various locations, including Crest Hill, the Financial District, Gotham Heights and Otisburg, as spotted by Bill "Jett" Ramey. The latter is a fantastic reference to a very weird joke in 1978"s original Superman movie, which debuted Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent. While Lex Luthor reveals his plan to decimate California and establish his own districts in its place, his bumbling henchman, Otis, suggests one could be named Otisburg.
This was a pretty strange and inconsequential moment in 1978"s Superman, and the joke wasn"t even that funny, meaning it simply felt awkward, misplaced and unnecessary. However, this moment has been remembered in subsequent DC projects, most notably in the 2015 video game Batman: Arkham Knight, which featured Otisburg as a district on Founders Island. It"s possible that, in the world of The Penguin, Lex Luthor achieved his goal of wiping out the West Coast and establishing Costa del Lex, perhaps including Otisburg alongside districts including Lexington, Lex Springs and Luthorville.

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