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The DC Studios logo is set on a rainy Gotham alley
Tale
After the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, also known as The Penguin, is trying to take over the criminal underworld of Gotham. Aside from the Bat-Signal in the final image of the season finale, we never got our Robert Pattinson cameo as “The Penguin.” In this short video, IMDb attempts to answer: Where the hell was Batman? Colin Farrell fought hard to have the Penguin smoking tobacco in The Batman (2022), but he couldn’t. However, for his own series, the character is depicted as a casual tobacco user with a penchant for cigars.
Absolutely nailed the tone and atmosphere
An umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. Featured in Graham Norton and guests: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024). Spanish Aggressive, dirty, and dark, but Farrell manages to capture that flash of charm that Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano achieved.
Incredible is the right word
There are similarities to The Sopranos, especially in tone. There’s a lot of dark stuff in this opening episode, but there are comedic moments that fit the tone and don’t undermine it. Where do I start with Farrell. I love seeing talented star actors throw themselves into roles like this, and the makeup/CGI or whatever they did to physically transform him into the Penguin not only passes the visual test, but looks incredibly realistic.
And Farrell, as an actor, is completely immersed in the role
There’s always the risk that if the makeup job isn’t good enough or a little off, it can be a complete distraction. In the case of the Penguin, it adds to his performance and the overall quality of the show, because it’s such a good job. I may be a little biased because he was one of my favorite actors before this show, but I think this will bring him some well-deserved praise. I never find myself watching new shows because I like to binge-watch episodes, but I wanted to see how this one actually turned out.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this project
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