Comic-Con turned into Gotham City for DC’s “The Penguin” panel at Hall H.
Star Colin Farrell couldn’t attend the panel in person, but he joined via Zoom for a panel on the “Batman” spinoff series. He was joined by director Matt Reeves, co-stars Cristin Milioti and Rhenzy Feliz and makeup designer Mike Marino.
“The Penguin” is set to premiere on HBO on September 19 and run for eight episodes. Colin Farrell reprises his shocking, villainous transformation from director Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” for the spinoff series.
It follows Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot aka the Penguin, a crime lord with a penchant for deadly umbrellas who’s a major player in Gotham City’s crime underworld. The solo series follows his exploits after the ending of “The Batman” as the Penguin rises to power in the city’s seedy underbelly. Farrell’s prosthetics-heavy performance in “The Batman” was praised by critics and comic book fans alike.
“The Penguin” cast includes Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone; Rhenzy Feliz as Penguin’s young driver Victor Aguilar; Michael Kelly as Falcone crime family boss Johnny Vitti; Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nadia Maroni; Deirdre O’Connell as Francis Cobb; Clancy Brown as mob boss Salvatore Maroni; James Madio as Milos Grapa; Scott Cohen as Luca Falcone; Michael Zegen as Carmine’s son Alberto Falcone; Theo Rossi as Julian Rush; and Carmen Ejogo as Eve Karlo.
In the ending of 2022’s “The Batman,” the Riddler’s (Paul Dano) master plan succeeds and he destroys the seawall surrounding Gotham with a series of bombs. The city is flooded with water, but Robert Pattinson’s Batman is able to capture the villain and save mayor-elect Bella Reál from Riddler’s assassins. The Penguin manages to escape the wreckage, and there is now a power vacuum in Gotham’s crime syndicate with John Turturro’s mob boss Carmine Falcone killed by Riddler.
Watch the trailer below.
