10/43

Following the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka

the Penguin, stages a play to seize control of Gotham's criminal underworld. From melting makeup to shooting in freezing temperatures, Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti talk about their roles. The character was cast during the production of "The Penguin." Colin Farrell fought hard to get his version of The Penguin to smoke tobacco in The Batman (2022) but failed. However, for his own series, the character is depicted as an occasional tobacco user, preferring cigars.

The absolute tone and atmosphere are nailed

An umbrella falls down and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. Graham Norton and guests: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024) featured. It's gritty and dark and gloomy, but Farrell manages to capture the same charming glow that Gandolfini's Tony Soprano did.

Where to start with Farrell

There are similarities to the Sopranos, especially in tone. There's a lot of dark stuff toned down in this opening episode, but there are still comedic moments that fit the tone and don't detract from it. Amazing is the right word. It's great to see talented star actors take on roles like this, and whatever they've done with makeup/cgi or physically transforming him into the Penguin not only passes the eye test, it looks incredibly realistic.

And Farrell is completely immersed in this character as an actor

If the makeup job is not good enough or even a little lacking, it's always a risk that it could be completely distracting. In Penguin, it adds to his performance and the overall quality of the show, because it's such a good job. I might be a little biased because he was one of my favorite actors before this show, but this will give him the ratings he deserves. All episodes at once, but I wanted to see how this really came out.

Kudos to everyone involved in this project

Did not disappoint, in fact I was blown away.