11/12
In this short video, IMDb attempts to answer: Where was Batman?
Plot
After the events of Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka the Penguin, stages a showdown to take over Gotham’s criminal underworld. Aside from a Bat-signal in the season finale, we never got to see Robert Pattinson’s cameo in The Penguin. Colin Farrell fought hard to get his own version of “The Penguin’s Smoking Tobacco” in Batman (2022), but he failed. However, in his own series, the character is depicted as an occasional tobacco user, preferring cigars.
Absolutely fits the tone and atmosphere
The DC Studios logo is on a rainy Gotham alley. The umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. The Graham Norton Show stars: Lady Gaga / Demi Moore / Colin Farrell / Richard Ayoade / Jack Savoretti (2024).
Where to start with Farrell
It’s gritty, gritty, and dark, but Farrell manages to capture that flash of charm that Gandolfini did in Tony Soprano. There are similarities to the Sopranos, especially in tone. There’s a lot of dark stuff going on in this opening sequence, but there are still comedic moments that fit the tone and don’t detract from it. Amazing is the right word.
And Farrell, as an actor, is completely immersed in the role
I love seeing talented actors star in roles like this, and the makeup/cgi or whatever it is they did to physically transform him into the Penguin not only passes the eye test, but also looks incredibly realistic. There’s always a risk that if the makeup job isn’t good enough or is a little off, it can be a complete distraction. In Penguin, it enhances his performance and the overall quality of the show because it’s such a damn good job. I may be a little biased because he was one of my favorite actors before this show, but I think it will get him the praise he deserves.
Kudos to everyone who contributed to this project
I never get into new shows right away because I like to watch all the episodes at once, but I wanted to see how this one actually turned out. I was not disappointed, in fact, I was blown away.