Unlike most of the villains in Gotham, the Penguin is a gentleman villain, in control of his own actions and perfectly sane, features that serve to maintain a unique relationship with his archenemy, Batman. In keeping with his family's tradition of wealth, the Penguin lives a life of crime, yet executes it with his own self-proclaimed class and style. Because of this, his mother became over-protective and forced him to carry an umbrella whenever he went outside - even on sunny days. When Penguin was a young child, his father died of pneumonia after being drenched in a downpour. These traits made him an outcast in his rich, high society family their rejection drove him to become a criminal. “The Batman” flies into theaters Friday, March 4.Born Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, the Penguin was bullied as a child for his short stature, obesity, and beak-like nose. Other members of the ensemble cast include Paul Dano as Edward Nashton-Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as District Attorney Gil Colson and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth.
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Zoë Kravitz joins Farrell and the “Twilight” star in “The Batman” as Selina Kyle-Catwoman. It’s the longest running time of any Batman movie, as well as one of the lengthiest for any comic book movie. The film also has a punishingly extended runtime - clocking in at almost three hours long. The “Seven Psychopaths” star revealed that his 12-year-old son Henry was “utterly horrified” when he first saw his dad in the Oswald Cobblepot costume. The upcoming superhero flick features Robert Pattinson putting on the Batsuit and stepping into the role of the Caped Crusader. He says, ‘Please dad, do not wear the short shorts,’ ” Farrell continued.
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“Short shorts are in now,” DeGeneres, 64, declared in a nod to his attire, to which Farrell responded, “My youngest son would disagree vehemently with you. Henry is also no fan of his dad’s real-life fashion choices, either.įarrell, a father of two, appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Monday and spoke about his affinity for running through Los Angeles while sporting short shorts. “When my kid saw me for the first time, he was utterly horrified.”
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I just felt like I had such license to inhabit a character in a way I had never been given,” Farrell jokingly recalled. “I just sparked my imagination and continued to every day that I went to work. ‘The Batman’ review: Bland and forgettable new Caped Crusader film we took six to eight hours just putting in the teeth for the first time, the wig, the bodysuit, the whole thing, and it was really powerful,” he told the entertainment program. In an interview with Extra, the “Winter’s Tale” thespian revealed that his son freaked out when he first saw his dad rock “The Batman” makeup and prosthetics. ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collectionįarrell’s son Henry, 12, is apparently put off by the getup, too. Colin Farrell as the Penguin in “The Batman,” which will have a theatrical run beginning March 4. “I got a couple of stares but only because it’s such an imposing look,” he concluded. “I went into Starbucks and ordered myself a very un-Oswald drink, an oat-milk latte with two stevia sweeteners,” the “Total Recall” star continued.
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And it was really fun.”Īpparently, the film’s designers succeeded. “The first day we tried the whole thing out, we took it for a drive, a spin metaphorically speaking,” Farrell recently told Collider of deciding to head out into the real world - specifically, Burbank, California - to see if the makeup was convincing enough. The Irish actor, 45, recounted a moment on set when he decided to get his caffeine fix at Starbucks - while still wearing his shocking, full-on prosthetics and costume. ‘Thirteen Lives’ review: Ho-hum Thai cave rescue film needs a heroĬolin Farrell fully transforms into the supervillain Oswald Cobblepot-Penguin for Matt Reeves’ upcoming DC Comics thriller “The Batman.” The true story behind ‘Thirteen Lives’ - and the hero cave diver who saved them ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ review: McDonagh film is nuts - and hystericalĭanny DeVito says his penguin was better than Colin Farrell’s in ‘The Batman’