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Robert Pattinson’s cameo in “The Penguin”

Following the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka The Penguin, makes a play to take over the reins of Gotham’s crime world. Except for the bat signal in the final image of the season finale, we never got to see. In this short video, IMDb attempts to answer: Where the hell was Batman? Colin Farrell fought hard to have the Penguin smoke tobacco in The Batman (2022), but it didn’t work out.

The DC Studios logo is placed on a rainy Gotham alley

However, for his own series, the character is depicted as a casual tobacco user, with a preference for cigars. An umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. Featured in Graham Norton and guests: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024).

Absolutely nailed the tone and atmosphere

Smelly and dirty and dark, but Farrell is able to capture that spark of charm that Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano did. There are similarities to the Sopranos especially in the tone. A lot of dark stuff comes across in this opening episode, but there are still moments of comedy that fit the tone and don’t undermine it. Where do we start with Farrell.

Amazing is the right word

I love seeing talented star actors go all-in on roles like this, and the makeup/cgi or whatever they did with his transformation into the penguin physically not only passes the eye test, but looks incredibly realistic. There’s always the risk that if the makeup work isn’t good enough or is just a little off, it can be a complete distraction. In the penguin, it adds to his performance and the overall quality of the show, because it’s a damn good job. And Farrell, as an actor, is completely immersed in the role.

Kudos to everyone involved in this project

I may be a little biased because he was one of my favorite actors before this show, but I think this will bring him well-deserved praise. I never really tune into new shows right away because I like to binge-watch episodes, but I wanted to see how this one actually turned out. It didn’t disappoint, in fact it blew me away.