Colin Farrell to reprise Penguin role for Batman spin-off TV series

Colin Farrell is ready to reprise his position because the Penguin for an upcoming Batman spin-off collection.

The Irish actor is unrecognisable within the DC Comics blockbuster The Batman, which sees Robert Pattinson tackle the position of the Caped Crusader, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, and Paul Dano because the sadistic serial killer the Riddler.

Colin, 45, wore heavy prosthetics to play Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin, within the new film, and followers had been surprised after they realised the villain was portrayed by the Hollywood hunk.

After the massive success of The Batman, which has raked in additional than $300 on the field workplace worldwide, a brand new collection on US streaming service HBO Max, referred to as The Penguin, is now within the works.

The present will give attention to Gotham’s legendary kingpins, and The Batman director Matt Reeves mentioned it would decide up the place the film left off.

Colin may also function government producer on the present, alongside Matt, Dylan Clark, Farrell and Lauren LeFranc.

“Colin exploded off the display screen because the Penguin in The Batman, and having the possibility to completely discover the internal lifetime of that character on HBO Max is an absolute thrill,” the filmmaker mentioned in an announcement to Deadline.

“Dylan and I are so excited to work with Lauren in persevering with Oz’s story as he grabs violently for energy in Gotham.”

“Each story has a starting,” HBO Max mentioned in a social media publish confirming the information.

“@DCComics’ The Penguin (working title), a brand new Max Originals restricted collection starring Colin Farrell, is coming to HBO Max. Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, and Lauren LeFranc to function government producers,” they added.

Discussing his transformation for the superhero film, he mentioned he felt liberated whereas carrying the prosthetics.

“Simply being buried… being nameless by being buried beneath all that make-up type of freed me up in a manner that I’d by no means skilled earlier than. I had no fears about how I used to be being seen or portrayed,” he advised PA.