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The Penguin prosthetics designer talks Colin Farrell’s now-iconic look

September 28, 2024 by EJ Moreno

If you’ve seen The Batman, you knew Colin Farrell’s makeup was going to look great even within a longer format, but the design for The Penguin is somehow even more striking. During a press conference for the film, our question was answered by the man who made it possible. Asked by Dave Karger, the question […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Exclusives, News, Television Tagged With: Batman, Colin Farrell, DC, dc studios, The Batman, The Penguin

Gotham PD showrunner explains what happened to The Batman’s failed spinoff series

September 26, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Boardwalk Empire creator/showrunner Terence Winter was set to expand Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe further, but plans didn’t pan out. Set to be based on the Gotham Central comic, Winter was attached to a proposed TV spinoff for several months before exiting in late 2020; Joe Barton took over showrunner duties before we’d later see […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Batman, DC, Gotham, Gotham PD, terence winter, The Batman

The Penguin featurette delves into Oz Cobb’s villain origin story

September 24, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Following on from last week’s series premiere [read our review here], Max has shared a new featurette for the DC crime drama series The Penguin, which sees stars Colin Farrell, Deirdre O’Connell, and Rhenzy Feliz, executive producers Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, and Craig Zobel, and creator Lauren LeFranc discuss the origin story of Oswald ‘Oz’ […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Batman, Colin Farrell, DC, dc studios, The Batman, The Penguin

The Penguin Episode 1 Review – ‘After Hours’

September 19, 2024 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor reviews the premiere episode of The Penguin… 2022’s The Batman set the franchise on a new path with Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader, after some failed attempts to kickstart a series with Ben Affleck. Matt Reeves’ noirish take on Gotham and its underbelly drew comparisons to David Fincher’s work and received a generally strong […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, Movies, Reviews, Television, Top Stories Tagged With: Colin Farrell, DC, Matt Reeves, The Batman, The Penguin

Video Review – HBO’s The Penguin shows the darkest side of Gotham

September 12, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno reviews The Penguin… Get ready for pure mafioso madness in what turned out to be one of the best shows of 2024. The Penguin returns us to the world of Matt Reeves’ The Batman but gives us a look at crime and corruption like never before. The new series is set to hit […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Batman, Colin Farrell, DC, dc studios, Matt Reeves, The Batman, The Penguin

Go behind-the-scenes of The Penguin with new featurette

September 10, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

With its premiere a little over a week away, Max has shared a new featurette for the DC crime drama series The Penguin which sees members of the cast and crew discuss creating Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot, his place in Gotham, and what we can expect from The Batman spinoff series; watch it below… Taking […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Batman, Colin Farrell, DC, Matt Reeves, The Batman, The Penguin

Matt Reeves rules out “fantastical” villains for The Batman Part II, talks The Penguin connections

September 7, 2024 by Ricky Church

When director Matt Reeves boarded The Batman, his objective was to make a grounded and gritty film noir mystery set in Gotham City. With The Batman spin-off series The Penguin premiering later this month and The Batman Part II currently being written, Reeves has teased his plans for the sequel and how much more of this grounded reality fans can expect. The […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Batman, Colin Farrell, DC, HBO, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, The Batman, The Batman Part II, The Penguin, Zoe Kravitz

There’s a storm coming in the latest trailer for The Penguin

September 5, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Warner Bros. and DC Studios are letting us peer into the darker recesses of Gotham City once again with another look at their eagerly-anticipated Oswald Cobblepot spin-off series The Penguin, which finds Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell reprising his critically acclaimed role from Matt Reeves’ $770 million grossing The Batman. The eight-episode limited series picks […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Colin Farrell, HBO, Matt Reeves, Max, The Batman, The Penguin

Robert Pattinson’s Batman won’t appear in The Penguin series

September 2, 2024 by EJ Moreno

You may have been asking for too much if you wanted The Batman in a Gotham-set spinoff. As we gear up for HBO’s The Penguin, set in the universe of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, writer and showrunner Lauren LeFranc revealed that Robert Pattinson’s Batman does not have a role in the series. However, the reason […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Batman, Colin Farrell, DC, dc studios, HBO, Max, Robert Pattinson, The Batman, The Batman Part II, The Penguin

New poster for The Penguin featuring Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot

August 17, 2024 by Gary Collinson

We’re still a couple of years out from The Batman Part II, but Warner Bros. and DC Studios will be taking us back to the world of Matt Reeves’ Gotham City next month as Max launches the eight-episode limited series The Penguin, which picks up a week on from the events of 2022’s The Batman […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Batman, Colin Farrell, DC, Max, The Batman, The Penguin

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