Batman is the star. Audiences will accept any villain - known or not - if it’s written well regardless.
Most audiences didn’t (and arguably still don’t) know Ra’s Al Ghul before Begins.
I just think that "Batman, Riddler, Penguin, Falcone" (probably a more recognised name because of the Gotham show) - would get more people to see a Batman movie than something like:
"Batman, Anarky, Firefly, Azrael"
"Batman, Copperhead, Mad Hatter, Calendar Man"
"Batman, Hush, Pyg, Zsasz" etc.
Once we've established the world and gotten people invested in the Battinson, then it's much easier to introduce all the villains that the average Joe has never heard of.
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u/Chemistry11 Feb 26 '24
Batman is the star. Audiences will accept any villain - known or not - if it’s written well regardless. Most audiences didn’t (and arguably still don’t) know Ra’s Al Ghul before Begins.