THE BATMAN Star Colin Farrell Praises Matt Reeves' "Incredibly Original" Vision For The DC Comics Movie

THE BATMAN Star Colin Farrell Praises Matt Reeves' "Incredibly Original" Vision For The DC Comics Movie

In a new interview, The Batman star Colin Farrell has praised Matt Reeves' take on Gotham City in the upcoming DC Comics movie, while also revealing that it feels like something he's never seen before...

By JoshWilding - Jul 22, 2020 05:07 AM EST
Filed Under: The Batman
Source: Metro

Very little is known about what sort of role Colin Farrell will have as The Penguin in The Batman, though blurry set photos have pointed to him playing an "Emperor Penguin" version of Oswald Cobblepot in Matt Reeves' movie.

During a recent interview with SFX Magazine (via Metro), the Irish actor shared his thoughts on the filmmaker's "incredibly original" screenplay. 

"The whole prospect is really exciting. I’m ecstatic to be part of that universe," Farrell started. "There are certain words that are part of my internal lexicon and those words are Gotham City, Penguin, Joker, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent...all of those things."

"I have been watching the Batman films with my kids, but this script is something that feels incredibly original. It leans into it but it doesn’t borrow; it’s born of the mythology of that character, Bruce Wayne, Batman and Gotham. But it feels like a treatment and a version that I hadn’t seen before."

"Matt Reeves has done an incredible job of keeping it familiar and at the same time unique and new," he continued. "It’s really exciting to be a part of it." Farrell also confirmed that he's seen Danny DeVito's version of The Penguin in 1992's classic Batman Returns and calls it "Incredible."

It's definitely going to be interesting to see what the actor brings to the table with his take on this iconic villain. It's previously been rumoured that he'll have a smaller role here, setting up a more substantial part in a sequel. 

Are you excited for this latest interpretation of The Penguin?

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/22/2020, 5:18 AM
It would be news if he said it was anything but original lol
KWilly
KWilly - 7/22/2020, 5:21 AM
My expectations are incredibly high for this movie. This is the first solo Batman film since... Jeez, 2012. That's a long time.

But yeah, this has to be a 10 outta 10 for me.


Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 7/22/2020, 5:24 AM
This movie man...

Tensorpants
Tensorpants - 7/22/2020, 5:25 AM
Why aren't we talking about The Snyder Cut in this article?!?!?1??eleven!!?
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 7/22/2020, 5:35 AM
Everyone is always on about, “What will ACTOR do for Joker Laugh?”

I am excited to see what or if, Farrell brings to his, Penguin Quack.

Spotlight is on!

🐧 ❤️🐧
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 7/22/2020, 5:52 AM
The only negative thing so far for me is the loss of outdoor locations. I'm worried how realistic they'll make the shots that require them. For 'First Man' they used giant LED screens - which look a million times better than green screen.
SnideCut
SnideCut - 7/22/2020, 6:17 AM
@BillyBatson1000 - I guarantee you there are movies you've seen where you haven't even noticed they used Green Screen.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 7/22/2020, 6:09 AM
Has any actor ever seen another portrayal of a character they’re playing and said “man that shit was terrible”?
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 7/22/2020, 6:53 AM
I’m sure it’ll be a great film but how ‘original’ a take can you really have with a character like Batman? Everything has already been seen in one way or another, and you go to far off script and you get Joker, as in its only the character in name and little else
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 7/22/2020, 7:31 AM
Cool cool. As long as it has a lot of social commentary. We need to be made to understand all about what's wrong with society.

marvel72
marvel72 - 7/22/2020, 7:53 AM
So nothing like the comics then.
TheMandalorian
TheMandalorian - 7/22/2020, 8:05 AM
An "Original Version" screams Not Comic Accurate to me..

Zack's Batman was also Not Comic Accurate... (he had a gun on his belt most of the time... very NOT-Comic-Batman)

Nolan's Take was a very different version, grounded in "real world" . . . Not Comic Accurate...


Seriously at this point your gunna have to get the Russo's or Waititi if we are ever going to get a Comic-Accurate Batman live action movie.

How can marvel hit it out of the park again and again, and we are still waiting DECADES for DC to actually get Batman correct?
Tufasrox
Tufasrox - 7/22/2020, 8:06 AM
@TheMandalorian - agree!! And give me some GD cool comic villains like Clayface, introduce some magic and actually DO something NEW!
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 7/22/2020, 8:39 AM
@TheMandalorian - Russos and Waititi weren't comic accurate either.
patgreyc
patgreyc - 7/22/2020, 8:53 AM
@Reeds2Much - They weren't OCD about every detail being 100% accurate, but the characters were recognizable reflections of they're comic book history.
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