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Total Film
Entertainment
Megan Garside

The Penguin's name change has sparked a fascinating fan theory about another key DC villain connection

Colin Farrell as Penguin in The Penguin.

Just days before The Penguin is due to drop, fans think they have finally figured out the reasoning behind Penguin’s name change in the upcoming HBO show, and it has something to do with another DC villain. 

In the HBO show, The Penguin’s name is changed from his official comic book name Oswald Cobblepot to Oz Cobb. Although his name was Oz Cobb in The Batman movie too, fans have begun to theorize why this may be, and that it's not just a fluke or to make him more "grounded," like the show’s creators told SFX magazine, but to link the villain to another Batman character, William Cobb. 

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