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Following the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka
the Penguin, makes a play to take over Gotham’s criminal underworld. Except for the Bat-signal in the final shot of the season finale, we never got our Robert Pattinson cameo in «The Penguin.» In this short video, IMDb attempts to answer: Where the hell was Batman? Colin Farrell fought hard to get his version of The Penguin to smoke tobacco in The Batman (2022) but was unsuccessful. However, for his own series, the character is depicted as a casual tobacco user, with a preference for cigars.
Absolutely spot on in tone and atmosphere
The DC Studios logo is located in a rainy alley in Gotham. An umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. Featured in Graham Norton i gosti: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024).
Where to start with Farrell
Gritty, dirty, and dark, but Farrell is able to capture that spark of charm that Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano managed to. There are similarities to the Sopranos, especially in tone. There’s a lot of dark stuff going on in this opening episode, but there are still comedic moments that match the tone and don’t undermine it. Astonishing is the right word.
And Farrell as an actor is completely immersed in this role
I love seeing talented star actors get involved in roles like this, and the makeup/cgi or whatever exactly they did to physically transform him into the Penguin not only passes the eye test, but looks incredibly realistic. There’s always the risk that if the makeup job isn’t good enough or is a little off, it can be completely distracting. In the Penguin, it adds to his performance and the overall quality of the show because it’s such good work. Maybe I’m a little biased because he’s one of my favorite actors before this show, but I think this will bring him some well-deserved praise.
Kudos to everyone involved in this project
I never really tune into new shows right away because I like to watch episodes all at once, but I wanted to see how this one actually turned out. I wasn’t disappointed, in fact it blew me away.
