Danny DeVito Reveals He’d Return To Play Penguin In A Batman Movie On 1 Condition

Danny DeVito’s iconic portrayal of Penguin in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns is a role that the actor has revealed he would reprise in the DCU era on one condition. 1992’s Batman Returns was the second and final Batman movie directed by Burton, following 1989’s Batman, and starred DeVito as Oswald Cobblepot alongside Michelle Pfieffer’s equally iconic Catwoman. The movie and its cast have cemented themselves as some of the most memorable in the history of the genre, thanks to both their performances and Burton’s distinctive style.

In an interview with Screen Rant for Matilda in Concert, Danny DeVito revealed that he would be willing to return as Penguin as long as Tim Burton returned to direct. The full quote can be read below:

ScreenRant: I loved you at the Oscars with Arnold (Schwarzenegger). That was a lot of fun talking with Michael Keaton about the Batman experience. Michael Keaton recently came back as Batman in last year’s ‘The Flash’. If they offered you to reprise your role as The Penguin or any other DC character, is that something you’d be interested in?

DeVito: If Tim Burton was directing it, I’d be there in a second. Oswald Cobblepot is my favorite. I had a good time. Its operatic. I like every once in a while going big [Laughs], and so I’d do that in a second. We had a ball doing that.