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The DC Studios logo is set in a rainy Gotham alley
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Following the events of Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka the Penguin, is playing a game to seize control of Gotham’s criminal underworld. Aside from a Bat-sign in the final shot of the season finale, we never got our Robert Pattinson costume in “The Penguin.” In this short video, IMDb attempts to answer the question: where the hell was Batman? Colin Farrell fought hard to land his own version of the Penguin in Batman (2022), but failed. In his own series, however, the character is portrayed as a casual smoker who prefers cigars.
Farrell STOLE this series
An umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. Starring Graham Norton and others: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024). Stunning.
There’s nothing cartoonish about him
There’s nothing about the character that suggests Farrell. The NY dialect, the sway and limp, the attitude: you’d swear he’s a different person. The amazing prosthetics are so realistic and further enhance the character. The performance is bold and graphic.
It’s well-written and exciting
It’s a great match for Christopher Nolan’s Batman. In fact, I’d say it blows Marvel’s line out of the water. I’m hoping this can be a season 2, but I know it’s limited. Shame.
HBO has a legitimate chance
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