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Theo Rossi’s Dr. Julian Rush is one of The Penguin’s more intriguing supporting characters; he’s not a very well-rounded character, despite his profession, and someone with a strange and unhealthy infatuation for his former – and now current – patient, Sofia Falcone. Rush was created for this series and, contrary to online theories, was not revealed to be Dr. Hugo Strange. However, new evidence has emerged that suggests it was supposed to be Dr. Jonathan Crane or at least someone with close ties to Scarecrow. In Episode 4 – “One Hundred Years” – both Scarecrow’s mask and his syringe glove are seen, on two stands.
They weren’t in Episode 2 and, as the eagle-eyed Reddit user who spotted it points out, Sofia bursts into his office in Episode 4 without warning (suggesting Julian didn’t have time to hide them). Given the obvious similarities between Bliss and Scarecrow’s fear drug, could The Batman Part II reveal that Crane is secretly working in Arkham under the fake moniker “Julian Rush”? It’s certainly not out of the realm of possibility. Either way, a new version of Scarecrow would be a good fit for the film given Gotham City’s drug problems. The last time we saw the villain on the big screen was in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy, where he was played by Cillian Murphy.
The Penguin Cast
The Penguin cast includes Colin Farrell (Oz Cobblepot), Cristin Milioti (Sofia Falcone), Rhenzy Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nadia Maroni), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroni), James Madio (Milos Grapa), Scott Cohen (Luca Falcone), Michael Zegen (Alberto Falcone), Carmen Ejogo (Eve Karlo) and Theo Rossi (Dr. Julian Rush). The series is executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, and Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, Craig Zobel and Bill Carraro.
Based on the characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, The Penguin is produced by Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Reeves and 6th & Idaho have an overall deal. Daniel Pipski also serves as an executive producer. All episodes of The Penguin are now streaming on NOW.
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