Colin Farrell Praises BTS ‘Genius’ To Transform Him Into Penguin For Upcoming Spin-Off Series (Exclusive)

Colin Farrell underwent a implicit translation to go Oswald Cobblepot aka Penguin successful The Batman, and he’ll bash truthful again successful the HBOMax spinoff series. The histrion praised constitution artists Mike Marino, Mike Fontaine and their teams for making the epic quality travel to beingness down the scenes. “I conscionable beryllium successful the seat and fto Mike Marino enactment his genius,” Colin said of ‘becoming’ the Penguin successful an EXCLUSIVE remark to HollywoodLife astatine the National Board of Review Awards successful NYC. “That was it!” helium gushed.

Colin Farrell arsenic ‘The Penguin.’ (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock/Jonathan Olley / Warner Bros. / Everett Collection)

The Oscar contending histrion (for his relation in The Banshees of Inisherin) continued to chat with Variety astir the Penguin spin-off series, telling the outlet helium had “no idea” while filming The Batman that his quality would get his ain show. “The lone happening I had an thought was that I wasn’t astir getting to research the quality arsenic overmuch arsenic I wanted to,” Farrell said astatine the Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. “Because determination was each this bonzer enactment done by [makeup artists] Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine and his team, and I conscionable thought it was the extremity of the iceberg, pardon the pun, that we were getting to bash the six oregon 7 scenes that we did successful the film. I was grateful for them, but I wanted more.”

Colin Farrell arsenic Penguin successful ‘The Batman.’ (Warner Bros. / Everett Collection)

He continued, “Honest to God, immoderate thought I had astir an extended bid was to bash with Mike Marino’s work. I conscionable knew determination was truthful overmuch to bash with it — property it up, property it down. He’s conscionable specified a genius, Mike, truthful it was his enactment that was the inspiration, really.”

Colin attended the National Board Of Review Awards astatine Cipriani 42nd Street connected January 8, 2023, wherever helium was honored with the Best Actor win.

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