Chris Connor reviews the third episode of The Penguin… The Penguin’s third episode broadens the shows scope, putting its links to The Batman into context and taking a considerably deeper dive into Vic’s background as wee find out a bit about Vic’s life before he came to Oz, showing his family and girlfriend. The opening […]
The Penguin Episode 2 Review – ‘Inside Man’
Chris Connor reviews the second episode of The Penguin… The Penguin’s opening episode set the bar high for the rest of the series, picking up the pieces in the aftermath of The Batman. This is a Gotham on the brink of a gang war as the remnants of Marone’s operation and the Falcone’s look to […]
The Penguin prosthetics designer talks Colin Farrell’s now-iconic look
If you’ve seen The Batman, you knew Colin Farrell’s makeup was going to look great even within a longer format, but the design for The Penguin is somehow even more striking. During a press conference for the film, our question was answered by the man who made it possible. Asked by Dave Karger, the question […]
The Penguin featurette delves into Oz Cobb’s villain origin story
Following on from last week’s series premiere [read our review here], Max has shared a new featurette for the DC crime drama series The Penguin, which sees stars Colin Farrell, Deirdre O’Connell, and Rhenzy Feliz, executive producers Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, and Craig Zobel, and creator Lauren LeFranc discuss the origin story of Oswald ‘Oz’ […]
The Penguin Episode 1 Review – ‘After Hours’
Chris Connor reviews the premiere episode of The Penguin… 2022’s The Batman set the franchise on a new path with Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader, after some failed attempts to kickstart a series with Ben Affleck. Matt Reeves’ noirish take on Gotham and its underbelly drew comparisons to David Fincher’s work and received a generally strong […]
Video Review – HBO’s The Penguin shows the darkest side of Gotham
EJ Moreno reviews The Penguin… Get ready for pure mafioso madness in what turned out to be one of the best shows of 2024. The Penguin returns us to the world of Matt Reeves’ The Batman but gives us a look at crime and corruption like never before. The new series is set to hit […]
Go behind-the-scenes of The Penguin with new featurette
With its premiere a little over a week away, Max has shared a new featurette for the DC crime drama series The Penguin which sees members of the cast and crew discuss creating Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot, his place in Gotham, and what we can expect from The Batman spinoff series; watch it below… Taking […]
Matt Reeves rules out “fantastical” villains for The Batman Part II, talks The Penguin connections
When director Matt Reeves boarded The Batman, his objective was to make a grounded and gritty film noir mystery set in Gotham City. With The Batman spin-off series The Penguin premiering later this month and The Batman Part II currently being written, Reeves has teased his plans for the sequel and how much more of this grounded reality fans can expect. The […]
There’s a storm coming in the latest trailer for The Penguin
Warner Bros. and DC Studios are letting us peer into the darker recesses of Gotham City once again with another look at their eagerly-anticipated Oswald Cobblepot spin-off series The Penguin, which finds Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell reprising his critically acclaimed role from Matt Reeves’ $770 million grossing The Batman. The eight-episode limited series picks […]
Robert Pattinson’s Batman won’t appear in The Penguin series
You may have been asking for too much if you wanted The Batman in a Gotham-set spinoff. As we gear up for HBO’s The Penguin, set in the universe of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, writer and showrunner Lauren LeFranc revealed that Robert Pattinson’s Batman does not have a role in the series. However, the reason […]
