Colin Farrell Teases Stories In ‘The Batman’ Spinoff

The penguin star Colin Farrell teased some exciting storylines for the upcoming spinoff series for Batman.

After the release of Matt Reeves’ Batman, it was officially announced that a spinoff series titled the penguin, with Colin Farrell reprising his role as Oswald Cobblepot, was greenlit for HBO Max. The upcoming series is said to chronicle Oswald’s rise in Gotham City’s criminal underworld.

The upcoming series is set to begin production sometime next year, and Colin Farrell has also teased that Batman director Matt Reeves appears to be heavily involved in this upcoming series, which is set to be the first spinoff in this universe that looks to expand beyond Robert Pattinson’s films. Farrell teased these details about The Penguin and Reeves’ involvement on Entertainment Tonight:

“He’s so obsessed with what he’s doing, but he’s over it [HBO Max’s] The penguin [series] as well. I mean, he’s not going to direct it, but he’s all over the structure of the scripts and who’s going to direct them. And then it’s exciting.”

Along with Colin Farrell’s The penguin series, Matt Reeves’ Batman the universe seeks to expand further. Another series in the works is said to be focused on Arkham Asylum. Previously, a Gotham Police Department series was also in development, but that project has since been shelved. Along with additional HBO Max spinoff series, a sequel to the acclaimed film is also in development.

Colin Farrell made his debut as The Penguin in Batman. Here is the synopsis:

“Two years of stalking the streets as Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies – Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis), Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) – among the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance among his fellow citizens.

When a killer attacks Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic plots, a trail of cryptic clues sends the world’s greatest detective on an underworld investigation where he meets characters like Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka. the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro) and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Paul Dano). As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scope of the perpetrator’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, uncover the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City.”

Directed by Matt Reeves, Batman starring Robert Pattinson as the titular hero, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as Bella Reál, with Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Colin Farrell as the Penguin and Barry Keoghan as the Joker.

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Source: Entertainment Tonight Online