Wait, that was Colin Farrell?! That is probably what many moviegoers must have felt when they sat in a screening of The Batman two years ago and saw the Irish actor’s name in the credits of the villain. Oswald Cobblepot aka the penguin Yes, that was Colin Farrell.
For the spin-off series The Penguin, Farrell returns in the role and transforms himself for eight one-hour episodes. In other words: The Batman was just a warm-up exerciseNow he can really let the DC villain off the leash. But to do so, he had to spend a lot of time in the mask.
Traumatic DC experience: The Batman spin-off The Penguin pushed Colin Farrell to his limits
In the latest edition of Total Film, Farrell talks about the making of The Penguin and it looks like he enjoyed filming caused more troublethan he expected. In the interview, Farrell admits:
Don’t get me wrong – I loved it – but it annoyed me a bit. In the end, I whined to everyone who would listen that I damn well wanted [die Serie] finally get it done. I tried to remind her that I felt ‘grumpy gratitude.’
Farrell has passion for the role, no question. Nevertheless, it is understandable that the Transformation into such an extreme figure is quite exhausting. But Farrell was always aware of the footsteps he was following in:
I am still grateful [für die Rolle] and felt honored – I grew up with it, Burgess Meredith [der den Pinguin in der Serie aus den 1960er Jahren spielte] and Danny DeVito [in Tim Burtons Batman Returns von 1992] was my penguin. So I felt really privilegedbecause I was part of the story being told here.
When you spend the whole day walking around the set as Oz Cobbleplot, it can happen that you disappears in the figureBut don’t panic, Farrell is not completely lost in the challenging role:
It is not that I did not know who I was, and I did not go out and set cars on fire and so on, but … if you take what [The Batman-Regisseur]
Matt Reeves created, and what [The Penguin-Showrunnerin]
Lauren [LeFranc] and [Prothetik- und Make-up-Designer] Mike [Marino] made of it… when you put it all together, it was a really powerful experience.
But what does that mean for the future? Last but not least, the sequel The Batman Part II is in preparation. But Farrell gives the all-clear. With sufficient distance He is ready to return to the DC Universe as the Penguin.
Lauren asked me, ‘If I find a way that makes sense for you, would you consider it?’ And I said, ‘Absolutely.’ Maybe in a year I will. But as [die Dreharbeiten zu The Penguin] ended, I just thought to myself: ‘I never want to wear that damn suit and that damn mask again. DC Return: When does The Penguin start in Germany?
It won’t be long before we can immerse ourselves in the wicked streets of Gotham City again. The first season of The Penguin starts in Germany on 20 September 2024 on Sky and the associated streaming service WOW and includes a total of eight episodes that are broadcast weekly.