This article contains spoilers for Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires. Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires is taking the DCU by storm, reimagining nearly everything about The Dark Knight, from his design, to his backstory, to his reason for picking up the mantle in the first place. Ego Plum, the composure behind the film’s score, sat down with ScreenRant to dive even deeper into the film’s post credit scene, which highlighted a fan-favorite villain, the Penguin.
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In response to a question about the post credits scene, the music featured therein, and its inclusion of the Penguin, Ego Plum said, “That’s a good question. It’ll give away a little bit, but there’s a religious sort of quality to this character. Perhaps he’s like a priest. With having an association of the church, with the grand organs, of course that comes later in history, but there’s this nice religious quality to organ playing and organ melodies that I thought would be appropriate, even though it is a bit anachronistic as far as time. I thought it would be interesting.” Elaborating further on the potential for more Aztec Batman films, Ego Plum stated, “But I think we shouldn’t talk about that too much because that is what would happen next. And the truth is, we don’t know yet if we’re going to get another film. We’re all very hopeful. And I mean, if it was up to me, this could be a series of films that just goes on forever, because I know the director has tons of ideas and other potential characters and has talked about a bunch of really cool ideas. But for now, we have this one and we’re all just very grateful.”
Aztec Batman Rewrites The Dark Knight Entirely
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires does not shy away from believing in itself and the story it’s telling, going so far as to reimagine nearly the entirety of the Dark Knight’s story and origins therein, while staying true to the heart of what makes Batman who he is (though it does have some familiar callbacks—notably, the inclusion of Danny Elfman’s theme from the Batman title released in 1989). In this take on the story, set in the time of the height of the Aztec Empire, Yohualli Coatl, a young Aztec boy, endures a massive tragedy when his father and the leader of their village is killed by invading Conquistadors. His mother already having passed years earlier, Yohualli Coatl escapes and takes the news of the invasion to the city of Tenochtitlan to warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka (the Joker), of the dangers that now befall them. Taking refuge in a cave belonging to Camazotz, the Death Bat, the young boy begins training to protect his village and avenge his father. This eclectic and wild spin on the original story doesn’t stop there, giving us new and exciting versions of villains we can’t get enough of, especially in their take on the Joker and Two Face.
Revamping villains is nothing new for DC, who has seen wild success in the wake of Matt Reeves’ new and improved take on the Penguin. Played in The Batman and The Penguin by Colin Farrell in what can be called the best portrayal in recent memory, this new Penguin pulls no punches; he’s flashy in a gaudy sort of way, he’s violent, he’s loud—and he’s just as intelligent and calculating as all those who are so willing to write him off for those first three notable qualities. Add in the prosthetics and the dialect we get from Farrell’s portrayal, and you’ve got one of the best villains we’ve had in a long time.
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