23/38
Following the events of Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka Penguin, attempts to take over Gotham’s criminal underworld. With the exception of the Bat-Signal in the final shot of the season finale, we never got a glimpse of Robert Pattinson’s role in “Penguin.” In this short film, IMDb tries to answer: Where the hell was Batman?. Colin Farrell fought hard to get his version of Penguin to smoke tobacco in Batman (2022), but to no avail. However, in his own series, the character is depicted as an occasional tobacco user who prefers cigars. The DC Studios logo is placed in a rainy Gotham alley. The umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. In The Graham Norton Show: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024). The first episode is a direct sequel to Matt Reeves. Batman and I imagine that those who haven’t seen the latter will be a bit confused. But I watched Batman a while ago, and the show did an admirable job of quickly reacquainting me with where the movie left off without getting bogged down in a didactic recap. It also captures the aesthetic and grim tone of the movie nicely, although there are many more moments of sly levity in the show than in the movie. As in Batman, Colin Farrell does a great job of portraying the Penguin as a stereotypical mafia guy. “The guy on the street: “rough, profane, hot-headed, and prone to violence; but also quick-witted, cunning, and a man-reader.” The character may not be anything like the comic book version, but he’s interesting in his own right. I have my doubts about the show portraying the Penguin as a teenage sidekick; and I don’t know if the Penguin’s machinations are enough to sustain a full season. But so far, it’s a great start.
