The Penguin Showrunner Compares Batman Series to Scarface, New Photos Revealed

The Colin Farrell-led The Penguin collection is seemingly “a Scarface story,” in accordance with lead author and showrunner Lauren LeFranc. 

The upcoming collection is a spin-off to the 2022 The Batman characteristic, which starred Robert Pattinson because the edgy Cape Crusader. The movie’s director, Matt Reeves, and producer, Dylan Clark, plan to increase The Batman beginning with a collection targeted on Oz Cobblepot — a villain portrayed by Farrell within the film. 

Now that the actor is gearing as much as as soon as once more don The Penguin’s prosthetics for the upcoming collection, Leisure Weekly has additionally shared new photos for the crime drama. 

What to anticipate in The Penguin?

The Penguin will comply with Cobb’s rise to energy in Gotham’s underworld, giving viewers a peek at how he turns into the formidable crime lord he’s identified for. In an interview with EW, LeFranc shared that the forthcoming restricted collection is “a Scarface story” and that it’s “a rise-to-power story of Oz earlier than he actually makes it to the highest.”

The showrunner continued, “We’re in Oz’s world. We’re dwelling within the underbelly of town. Oz is a mover and a shaker. He can’t all the time be trusted. He’s very good and really methodical, however he’s additionally extraordinarily impulsive. You may’t predict what he’s going to do.”

LeFranc then revealed that they created a “bridge between the 2 movies,” referring to Reeve’s The Batman sequel. “We’re going nearly immediately into the second movie Matt has deliberate.”

Becoming a member of Farrell are Rhenzy Feliz as Victor Aguilar, Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone, Michael Kelly as Johnny Vitti, 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, Carmen Ejogo as Eve Karlo, and extra.

The eight-episode HBO Authentic collection is about to reach on each HBO and Max this September.