11/20
The DC Studios logo is set in a rainy Gotham alley
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Following the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka the Penguin, is playing a game to take over the criminal underworld of Gotham. Aside from a 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 in The Batman (2022), but failed. For his own series, however, the character is portrayed as a casual tobacco user who prefers cigars.
He’s impressive
An umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. Featured in Graham Norton and more: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024). Farrell STEALS this series.
There’s nothing cartoonish about it
There’s nothing about the character that even remotely suggests Farrell. The NY dialect, the swaying and limping, the attitude: you’d swear it was a different person. The amazing prosthetics are very realistic and add to the character. The performance is bold and graphic.
Well-written and suspenseful
This is a great counterpart to Christopher Nolan’s Batman. In fact, I’d say it blew the Marvel line out of the water. I’m hoping there might be a season 2, but I know this is limited. It’s a shame.
HBO has a legitimate hit
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