Despite Matt Reeves’ The Batman suspending its production and having its release date pushed its release date back to October 2021, it hasn’t stopped one of the stars of the film talking about the new Batman movie.
In a recent interview with GMA News Online, Colin Farrell, who is set to portray the mobster The Penguin, has revealed the fan-favourite villain doesn’t have a huge role in The Batman but that doesn’t mean he isn’t excited to explore the character further.
“I had only started it and I can’t wait to get back. The creation of it, the aesthetic of the character, has been fun and I really am so excited to get back and explore it. And I haven’t got that much to do. I have a certain amount in the film. I am not all over it by any means. But there are a couple of some tasty scenes I have in it and my creation and I can’t wait to get back. Yeah, I totally feel like it is something that I have not had the opportunity to explore before. It feels original and fun. But I am only at the start of the journey so I can’t wait to get back and really get into it,” Farrell explained.
SEE ALSO: The Batman and other UK productions could resume filming soon
Farrell continued to share his own personal history with the Batman throughout his life and his thoughts on the different iterations of the character.
“Tim Burton’s Batman was kind of my, no, I watched the Adam West TV show growing up actually as well. So Batman as a kid, yes very much, not in comic book form but the TV show I watched ardently when I was a child. And then in my teens I saw Burton’s version and loved it. And then obviously I was a huge fan of what Chris Nolan did with that world and how he brought it back to life and gave it an immediacy and a contemporary significance. So just to be part of, again that folklore, that mythology, is again really cool.”
SEE ALSO: Andy Serkis on taking on the iconic role of Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman
Are you looking forward to Matt Reeves’ The Batman? Are you disappointed that Colin Farrell’s The Penguin won’t be a huge part of the film? Let us know in the comments below or tweet us @flickeringmyth…
The Batman sees Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse) donning the cape and cowl as Bruce Wayne/Batman alongside Zoe Kravitz (Big Little Lies) as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Paul Dano (Escape at Dannemora) as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) as Jim Gordon, Andy Serkis (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Alfred Pennyworth, John Turturro (The Big Lebowski) as Carmine Falcone, Alex Ferns (Chernobyl) as Commissioner Pete Savage, Con O’Neill (Ordinary Lies) as Chief Mackenzie Bock, Peter Sarsgaard (The Killing) as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson and Jayme Lawson (Farewell Amor) as Bella Real.
