The Penguin Star Cristin Milioti Reveals Whether She'll Return For The Batman Part II (Exclusive)

The Penguin Star Cristin Milioti Reveals Whether She'll Return For The Batman Part II (Exclusive)

Talking to us about her role in Buddy, Emmy Award winner Cristin Milioti reveals whether she'll reprise her role as Sofia Gigante (née Falcone) in Matt Reeves' The Batman Part II.

By JoshWilding - Aug 27, 2026 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman 2

In the season finale of The Penguin, Oz Cobb ended his feud with Sofia Gigante by exposing her role in the destruction of Crown Point and ensuring "The Hangman" is returned to Arkham. 

Back in captivity, Sofia receives a letter from her half-sister, Selina Kyle, the vigilante who we first saw suit up as Catwoman in 2022's The Batman. With that, the stage is set for the two women to meet, but with no current plans for The Penguin Season 2, fans are hoping their story will continue in Matt Reeves' upcoming sequel to The Batman, 2028's The Batman Part II

Cristin Milioti won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Critics' Choice Award, and a Saturn Award for her critically acclaimed performance as Sofia Falcone in the HBO series. Now, she can be seen in Buddy, which opens in theaters this Friday, August 28.

During our conversation with the actress about her role in the offbeat horror movie, we asked Milioti whether, with The Batman Part II now filming in Glasgow, Scotland, there's a chance she'll return as Sofia. 

"There's not a chance you'll see me in it, sadly," she replied. "But I wait. You know, I would go back to that world in a heartbeat." 

It's a shame that, for now at least, Sofia's story is on pause. However, Colin Farrell is only expected to appear in a few scenes in The Batman Part II, and Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman isn't set to show up at all, so chances are Reeves will revisit these characters in a bigger way down the line. 

We'll be bringing you our full interview with Milioti soon. In it, she talks about how working on a surreal project like Buddy compares to The Penguin and Black Mirror, her scenes with Topher Grace, what in the script drew her interest, and more. 

Remember Buddy, the bright orange unicorn and star of that classic children's television show who brought joy and life lessons into your living room? Inside the colourful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness.

However, when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased, and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world. 

That's the premise of Buddy, the new horror movie from Casper Kelly (Aqua Teen Hunger ForceMandy). He co-wrote the script with Jamie King, and the impressive cast includes Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Tristan Borders, Madison Skyy Polan, Caleb "CJ" Williams, Luke Speakman, Patton Oswalt as Strappy, Clint Howard as George, Michael Shannon as Willie, with Topher Grace and Keegan-Michael Key as Buddy.

Buddy is only in theaters on August 28.


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UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 8/27/2026, 7:53 AM
It'll be interesting to see who notices...
Gambito
Gambito - 8/27/2026, 7:58 AM
Please come back.
I’ve loved Cristin since she played the Mother im so glad she’s now forever a part of the batverse
TheMemphisBlues
TheMemphisBlues - 8/27/2026, 8:57 AM
[frick] she's hot
FireGunn
FireGunn - 8/27/2026, 9:07 AM
The best part of the Penguin surprisingly

Reboot the MCU and DCU
elgaz
elgaz - 8/27/2026, 9:11 AM
Both her and Colin were phenomenal in the Penguin
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krayzeman
krayzeman - 8/27/2026, 9:32 AM
Man, she is fine...
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/27/2026, 9:53 AM
Cristin not being in the Batman Part 2 makes sense given her fate in The Penguin but still sucks though I do hope we get to see her interact with Pattinson’s Batman one day…

Hopefully we do get that Zoe Kravitz Catwoman series and she can then appear in that which would be fun!!.

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Anyway , Cristin was absolutely fantastic as this tragic , sympathetic yet still ruthless version of Sofia Falcone so hopefully we get her again sooner then later!!.

P.S: “Buddy” seems interesting and doing a horror film about a Barney-esque character seems like a fun idea!!.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/27/2026, 10:08 AM
I love this lady's acting talent. Her disappearance in the DCU is another testament to the shitshow leadsership from James Gunn.


I'll take her as Lilandra in the MCU. Give us the entire Shi'ar Empire, and put her at the forefront.
OgHerManM
OgHerManM - 8/27/2026, 10:16 AM
She wins an Emmy for her role and yet Reeve couldn't fit her in Batman 2, such a [frick]in waste.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 8/27/2026, 10:16 AM
I always thought she looked like Brett Blevins drew her, and I finally found the sketch I was thinking of.
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hue66
hue66 - 8/27/2026, 11:08 AM
Interesting how I initially had no interest in watching that show because I found the movie boring and couldn't imagine it being interesting being about the penguin anyway but was amazed at how good it was. Hopefully they do better with this movie. She was good in it
InfinitePunches
InfinitePunches - 8/27/2026, 11:36 AM
Excited to rewatch this before part II. I liked the first movie but that show was on another level.

They should let the lady who was the showrunner for Penguin do a live action Batman show.
Forthas
Forthas - 8/27/2026, 11:38 AM
The grounded films and TV shows are the only things DC is successful at. If they had ONLY released the grounded films and TV shows over the past 22 years, they would be batting 8 wins and 0 losses and would not have lost a dime. As I have stated before, they should have paired Man of Steel with the Dark Knight Trilogy as the foundation of their DC universe and used the two franchises as the blueprint for future films and TV shows. The opportunity cost lost makes that the biggest mistake in the history of cinema. It would have staved off the studio being sold off three times now, and it would have saved the jobs and careers of actors and other creatives. This is all the fault of Zack Snyder. But Warner Brothers since then has made it monumentally worse and James Gunn has made it an epic disaster.

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