Colin Farrell is unrecognizable as he transforms into The Penguin
On Saturday HBO released a new trailer for The Penguin, the upcoming eight-episode DC series based on the villainous Batman character.
Starring 48-year-old Colin Farrell, the show will premiere on Thursday, September 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and will also be available to stream on Max.
The Penguin follows the events that take place after 2022’s The Batman, which starred Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz.
The plot sees Oswald Cobblepot, better known as The Penguin, attempt to take hold of Gotham’s world of crime.
The latest teaser shows opens with the main character slow dancing with his mother, who reminds him he promised her ‘a beautiful life.’
On Saturday HBO released a new trailer for The Penguin, the upcoming eight-episode DC series based on the villainous Batman character
Starring 48-year-old Colin Farrell, the show will premiere on Thursday, September 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and will also be available to stream on Max
He assures her, ‘I’m working on it, Ma,’ before stating in a voiceover that ‘the world isn’t set up for the honest man to succeed.’
Oz then reiterates, ‘That ain’t the way the world works,’ as viewers are shown a gruesome scene of him stabbing someone.
In another shot featuring the villain in a one-on-one conversation with a young male, he says, ‘America’s a hustle.’
Colin appeared at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend — where the new trailer was unveiled — via a virtual call from Macau, China, where he’s filming a new movie.
The visualizer introduces the prospect of a ‘gang war’ as Oz relays his strategy to ‘burn down an empire from the inside out.’
‘Trust me, it’s just the beginning,’ he later says forebodingly.
Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Deirdre O’Connell also appear in the series.
James Madio, Theo Rossi, Scott Cohen, Clancy Brown, Carmen Ejogo, and Michael Zegen round out the cast.
The plot sees Oswald Cobblepot, better known as The Penguin, attempt to take hold of Gotham’s world of crime
The latest teaser shows opens with the main character slow dancing with his mother, who reminds him he promised her ‘a beautiful life’
During Saturday’s panel discussion, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained the Penguin as ‘a power vacuum in Gotham,’ per Deadline.
He described him as a figure who is ‘totally underestimated but has this fire inside of him.’
Reeves also revealed that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was part of the inspiration for Penguin’s look.
Colin pulled off a remarkable transformation for the role, appearing unrecognizable throughout the production.
Colin appeared at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend – where the new trailer was unveiled -via a virtual call from Macau, China, where he’s filming a new movie
Farrell transformed his face and body with extensive special FX makeup and prosthetics to play the iconic Batman villain
Reeves also confirmed on Saturday that Farrell will return for his next Batman film, which begins shooting in 2025.
‘The lore of this world held such an attraction for me,’ Farrell said at Comic-Con, explaining that he viewed his character as a person with ‘violence and pain etched on [his] face.’
Throughout the show, viewers will examine The Penguin’s ‘life and how broken it is,’ delving into ‘his depth of ambition and greed, and the consequences of events from Oz’s childhood.’
Despite being ‘a disaster,’ Farrell said The Penguin was a ‘tasty character’ to explore.
