Matt Reeves’ upcoming sequel to “The Batman” might have been delayed to 2026, however followers will nonetheless have an opportunity to revisit his darkish model of Gotham Metropolis later this 12 months. Reeves is producing “The Penguin,” an upcoming Max spinoff collection that sees Colin Farrell reprising his function because the villainous mob boss Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot as he rebuilds his crime operation after the occasions of “The Batman.”
Farrell’s prosthetic-laden efficiency as Oz (higher recognized by his felony alias “The Penguin”) was seen by many as a excessive level of “The Batman” regardless of solely showing in a handful of scenes. In a brand new interview with MovieZine, Farrell teased that the present received’t maintain again from exploring the brutality of the character.
“It’s darkish, that’s what I can let you know about it,” Farrell mentioned of the collection, which hails from showrunner Lauren LeFranc. “It’s actually darkish. It’s actually heavy, I believe — it definitely was doing it. Which isn’t to say I didn’t have enjoyable, I had a tremendous time doing it. It’s extremely violent. It’s one man’s rise to what he’s at all times dreamed of inhabiting, which is a sure energy or social standing.”
Farrell went on to say that the absence of John Turturro’s Carmine Falcone, who dominated over Oswald within the first movie, offers the character room to really pursue his grandiose ambitions.
“The dying of Carmine Falcone on the finish of [‘The Batman’] leaves this vacuum in Gotham to be stuffed, and so there are numerous folks which might be grabbing for that energy,” he mentioned. “That is Oswald’s journey making an attempt to rise to the highest via extraordinary obstacles.”
Farrell has lengthy been an advocate for the character of The Penguin, explaining that he pushed for the collection after feeling like “The Batman” didn’t showcase the whole lot Oswald needed to supply.
“I simply thought it was the tip of the iceberg, pardon the pun, that we have been attending to do the six or seven scenes that we did within the movie. I used to be grateful for them, however I needed extra,” Farrell mentioned in 2023. “We have now to get into what made him the person he’s. And in addition, it’ll decide up the place this movie completed off, I believe. I believe it’ll decide up somewhat quick time after the final body of this movie. We’ll get to go on somewhat form of left flip off to the world of Oz and the way he’s starting to form of dream of filling a possible energy vacuum which will exist.”
“The Penguin” is anticipated to stream on Max in Fall 2024.