Colin Farrell stars in the upcoming HBO series.
It’s the story of Oswald Cobb, not Bruce Wayne.
There will be no Batman cameo,The Penguincreators have confirmed.
HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ stars Colin Farrell.Macall Polay/Max
“I feel like it’s an extension of what is fundamentally there.
We know this is the world of Batman.”
But with the villainous character in the lead, it’s not exactly the same either.
(Watch the trailer below.)
“You’re going down a different alley,” Reeves said.
“So the spectre of Batman is there.
The spectre of the Riddler is there.
The spectre of everything that happens in the last movie is there.
And it’s exactly where we begin.”
The Penguinhead writer and showrunner Lauren LeFranc said she understands that people would want to have Batman.
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“To me I think it packs a different punch,” she told the magazine.
It’s a different perspective.
He’s looking up, wanting to claw his way to the top."
“Backstory plays a big part in the television show.”
