In this "epic crime saga," Colin Farrell's Batman villain will have a couple of rivals when it comes to his quest to be at the top of the Gotham food chain. Cristin Milioti is here to stake her claim as Carmine Falcone's daughter Sofia. (Comics fans, yes that means a Hangman adaptation might be in the offing here.) She's fresh out of Arkham and that's probably not good for anyone.
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Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb in The Penguin
- Max)
"I think my perspective on Oz, and masculinity in general , is different. And that made me also want to surround him with really interesting, complicated women," LeFranc argued. " In traditional crime dramas, rarely are the women as interesting as the men. So I took this as an opportunity to see what had been done before me, to respect and honor the genre, and then to also evolve it."
What Else Can You Expect From The Penguin?
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The Batman's villain returns.
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Max and HBO are teasing the upcoming show as: " The Penguin will explore the character's rise to power in Gotham's criminal underworld." In addition, the streaming service echoed their enthusiasm in an official press release.
"We are thrilled to bring audiences a new version of this iconic DC character that they have never seen before," Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max, previously wrote. "It is incredible to be working with Matt, Dylan and Lauren on continuing this story and to see Colin take his already exceptional performance in 'The Batman' to the next level."
The Penguin will star Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb, Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Rhenzy Feliz as Victor Aguilar, Michael Kelly as Johnny Viti, Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nadia Maroni, Deirdre O'Connell as Francis Cobb, Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni, James Madio as Milos Grapa, Scott Cohen as Luca Falcone, Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone, Carmen Ejogo as Eve Karlo, and Theo Rossi as Dr. Julian Rush.
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