THE PENGUIN star Colin Farrell says the series is ‘really dark, really heavy and incredibly violent’

The Penguin star Colin Farrell has recently opened approx Matt Reeves’ The Batman spin-off series, which teases an “incredibly twisted” story. The series focused on the Penguin’s rise to power in the underworld of Gotham City, and when speaking about the tone of that story, Farrell said:

“We packed it, man. We made it. I stuck a fork in it about two weeks ago. It was a long and truly wonderful experience. And it’s dark, here’s what I can tell you about it. It’s really dark and really heavy, I think, it certainly was doing that. Which isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy it. I have had a great time. But it’s incredibly violent.”

I think that’s what fans expected from the series. Dark and violent is in line with what The Batman era. He goes on to talk about the story, saying:

“It’s a man’s rise to what he’s always dreamed of experiencing, which is a certain power or social status. And Carmine Falcone’s death at the end of the film leaves this void in Gotham to fill. And so there are various people who they’re grabbing that power and this is Oswald’s journey, trying to get to the top, through extraordinary obstacles and it’s super dark. Lauren LeFranc has written eight really twisted hours of television.”

The eight-episode Penguin series has been described as “Scarface-like” which will see the rise of the villain in the criminal underworld of Gotham City. Speaking previously about the film, Farrell said: “I think it’s going to be an eight-parter for HBO about Oz’s rise to power, filling that power vacuum that was created when Falcone was killed. Matt [Reeves]The original idea was to have the Penguin show start about a week after the Batman movie ended. And then, if it works, if the trajectory is interesting enough and if the audience accepts it and we do our job well, we have the second movie – Penguin in the second movie and we’ll pick up where the HBO show ends.

During another interview, Farrell shared that he read the first script and teased what we can expect from the series’ opening scene, sharing, “Gotham is still a little underwater. I read the first script for the first episode and it opens with my feet splashing in the water in Falcone’s office. Even just that, I read it and thought, ‘Oh, man.’”

The series is the protagonist Cristina Miliotiwho plays the female protagonist Sofia Falcone, and Rhenzy Feliz, who plays a teenager who the Penguin befriends and makes him his driver. The rest of the cast includes Michael Kelly (House of cards, Jack Ryan), Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Expanse, House of Sand and Fog) AND Deirdre O’Connell (External range).

Lauren LeFranc will play the role of writer and showrunner of the series and, speaking about it, he said: “I have long been a fan of the world of The Batman, and Matt’s film is such a powerful and bold entry into the canon. I’m excited and honored to continue telling stories in the dark world of Gotham City – and what better excuse to channel my inner villain than telling the story of Oswald Cobblepot? I’m excited to work with Colin, Matt, Dylan, 6th & Idaho, Warners and HBO Max as we work to bring this story to the screen.”

The series will premiere this fall. Are you excited about the show?

Source: MovieZine