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Matt Reeves confirms Colin Farrell is Penguin in The Batman

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As production on The Batman has finally begun in London, director Matt Reeves has officially confirmed via Twitter Colin Farrell (Widows) will star in the film as Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin. The Penguin is one of the oldest members of Batman’s rogues gallery, first appearing in Detective Comics #58 in 1941. Modern comics have usually depicted Penguin as […]

Filming on The Batman gets underway in London

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A little over two years after Batman last graced the big screen in Justice League, Warner Bros. and DC Films has now officially kicked off production on the next iteration of The Dark Knight as cameras begin rolling on the Matt Reeves-directed The Batman. The news that filming is underway was revealed in a tweet […]

Peter Sarsgaard joins The Batman in mystery role

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Director Matt Reeves has taken to Twitter to announce that Peter Sarsgaard (The Killing, The Magnificent Seven) has become the latest addition to the cast of his upcoming DC Comics reboot The Batman. Oh… Hi, Peter… 🦇 pic.twitter.com/GsS2ktuWxE — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) December 6, 2019 Unlike previous castings, there’s been no official word as to […]

Danny DeVito is excited to see what Colin Farrell will bring to the role of The Penguin in The Batman

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In 1992, Danny DeVito portrayed the iconic villain The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns. Now, The Penguin is set to return to the big screen in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, this time with Colin Farrell taking on the part, and DeVito is excited to see what his Dumbo co-star will bring to the role. […]

Josh Gad was never seriously in the running for Penguin role in The Batman, but did speak to Matt Reeves

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He may have spent much of 2017 teasing his possible casting on social media, but with Colin Farrell now signing on for the role of Oswald Cobblepot – a.k.a. The Penguin – in Warner Bros. The Batman, actor Josh Gad has revealed that while he did chat to director Matt Reeves about the role, he […]

John Turturro to play mob boss Carmine Falcone in The Batman

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he Batman has made another addition to its Rogues Gallery, with director Matt Reeves reporting that John Turturro (The Big Lebowski) is set to take on the role of mob boss Carmine Falcone in the Warner Bros. and DC Films reboot. One of the most powerful figures in the Gotham City underworld, Carmine Falcone previously […]

The Batman casts newcomer Jayme Lawson

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The Batman continues to fill out its cast, with Collider revealing that recent Julliard School graduate Jayme Lawson has been cast in an unrevealed but “notable” role in the Matt Reeves-directed DC reboot. Lawson joins a cast which is led by Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse) as Bruce Wayne/Batman along with Zoe Kravitz (Big Little Lies) as […]

Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis in talks for Penguin and Alfred roles in The Batman

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It looks like Warner Bros., DC Films and director Matt Reeves are about to round out the core cast of The Batman, with Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and Reeves’ Planet of the Apes star Andy Serkis in final talks for the roles of Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin and Alfred Pennyworth respectively. […]

Jeffrey Wright confirmed as Commissioner Gordon in The Batman

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Back in September it was reported that Jeffrey Wright was in talks with Warner Bros. and DC Films about taking on the role of Gotham Police Commissioner James Gordon in The Batman, and now director Matt Reeves has taken to Twitter to confirm the Westworld star’s casting. Tweet! #Gordon 🦇 pic.twitter.com/O4PBX7MmuH — Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) […]