One of Gotham’s most ruthless villains is getting his time to shine.
Farrell, 47, appears in the clip and is completely unrecognizable as he resumes his portrayal as the violent mobster whose face has been scarred and has a bird-like widow’s peak.
The teaser sees the villain, who famously takes onBatmanin the DC comics, reflecting on a crime boss who came up in his neighborhood and how he’d like to leave behind a similar legacy.
Colin Farrell in ‘The Penguin’ on Max.Courtesy of Macall Polay/Max
Courtesy of Macall Polay/Max
“When I was a kid, there was a gangster, a real old school type: Rex Calabrese,” the character whose real name is Oz Cobb says while speaking to someone off screen. “He was a big deal. He helped people. If he saw you on the street, he’d call out to you. When I was 14 or something, he has a heart attack and dies, still holdin' a cigar.”
As shots of The Penguin looking over Gotham and committing crimes plays, he continues, “In my neighborhood, they throw a parade in his honor. A friggin' parade. And it wasn’t fancy, but it was the gesture. The show of love of what he meant. Can you imagine to be remembered like that?”
With an eerie tone and ample footage of Bruce Wayne’s enemy committing arson and attacking his enemies, it appears as though fans are in for a dark series exploring The Penguin’s criminal underworld and rise to power.
Colin Farrell in ‘The Penguin’ on Max.Max
Max
The teaser also offers a brief first-look at some of Farrell’s costars, includingCristin MiliotiandRhenzy Feliz. The three star alongside Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown andMichael Zegen.
According to a press release, the eight-episode series is set to debut this fall and “continuesThe Batmanepic crime saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves began with Warner Bros. Pictures’ global blockbusterThe Batman.”
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Theshow was ordered straight to seriesin March 2022, almost immediately after theRobert Pattinson-led take on the superhero was released in theaters.
The film was abox office success, earning $128 million in the U.S. during its debut weekend. At the time, it was among the biggest films opening following the COVID-19 lockdown, being second only to 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Colin Farrell as The Penguin in ‘The Batman’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Although details are slim about the forthcoming spinoff, the Oscar-nominated actor opened up about being excited to revisit his character fromThe Batmanin a January 2023 interview withVariety.
“Honest to god, any thought I had about an extended series was to do with Mike Marino’s work. I just knew there was so much to do with it — age it up, age it down,” theBanshees of Inisherinstar continued. “He’s just such a genius, Mike, so it was his work that was the inspiration, really.”
The Penguinisn’t the only project following Reeves' Bruce Wayne film. The director, 57, has since confirmed thata sequel is in the works, with Pattinson, 37, set to star again.
source: people.com
