THE PENGUIN Actress Carmen Ejogo On Her Character's Possible Connection To Clayface

THE PENGUIN Actress Carmen Ejogo On Her Character's Possible Connection To Clayface

Carmen Ejogo's character in The Penguin was created for the series, and her name - Eve Karlo - has led to speculation that she might have some kind of connection to Clayface...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 18, 2024 10:09 PM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

Though HBO's The Penguin series is not expected to feature an appearance from Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight (this remains to be seen), we know that The Batman spin-off will lay the groundwork for Matt Reeves' upcoming sequel.

Back in June after the debut of the first full trailer for The Penguin, fans noticed that actress Carmen Ejogo's character was named Eve Karlo, leading to speculation that she might either turn out to be a gender-switched take on Basil Karlo, aka Clayface, or be revealed as a relation.

This might seem like a bit of a stretch, but several different sources have claimed that a version of this classic DC Comics villain will appear in the movie - albeit, a much more grounded take on the shape-shifting Batman baddie.

The Hollywood Handle caught up with Ejogo and director Craig Zobel at The Penguin premiere, and asked them about any possible Basil Karlo connections.

They declined to spill any details (of course), but Karlo seems like a very specific surname to give a character that was created for this show, so we think there might just be something to this.

Check out the interview clips at the link below, and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section.

The Penguin also stars Cristin Milioti (Sofia Falcone), Rhenzy Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nadia Maroni), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroni), James Madio (Milos Grapa), Scott Cohen (Luca Falcone), Michael Zegen (Alberto Falcone), Carmen Ejogo (Eve Karlo), and Theo Rossi (Dr. Julian Rush).

The eight-episode DC Studios drama series continues The Batman epic crime saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves began with Warner Bros. Pictures’ global blockbuster The Batman, and centers on the character played by Farrell in the film.

The series is executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, Craig Zobel, who directs the first three episodes, and Bill Carraro. Based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, the show is produced by Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Reeves and 6th & Idaho are under an overall deal. Daniel Pipski also serves as executive producer.

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 9/18/2024, 10:12 PM
Such an ejojo
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 9/18/2024, 10:16 PM
Not to be confused with @mountainman...aka..GayFace.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/18/2024, 10:33 PM
@OriginalGusto1 -

Well now I'm just disappointed.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 9/18/2024, 10:59 PM
@DocSpock - Well, you're a Cowboys fan. Buckle up.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/18/2024, 10:27 PM
I think she might be a genderbent Basil Karlo or loosely based on the character atleast personally because she’s not only suppose to be Oz’s Lover and a sex worker but as recently described via a feature on the show…

𝐄𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐬.”

https://ew.com/the-penguin-remixes-batman-comics-exclusive-photos-8709550

So in some sense , she is a shapeshifter and can “mold like clay” to certain situations which makes me think my theory could be true.

However this doesn’t mean she could become this universe’s Clayface since there have been many in the comics and other media but I wouldn’t be surprised if she is either given how this leads into The Batman Part 2 (especially with rumors of the characters inclusion).
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 9/18/2024, 10:53 PM
@TheVisionary25 - you think she could be Basil Karlo’s daughter?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/18/2024, 10:55 PM
@WruceBayne - possibly
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/19/2024, 4:03 AM
Karlo is not a very realistic surname. I'd change that pronto.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/19/2024, 4:09 AM
Oh and Basil Karlo was not a make-up artist. He was an actor who wore a clay mask (Phantom of the Opera style) and a cloak and hat and killed other actors who were starring in a remake of one of his films.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/19/2024, 4:10 AM
(his costume was the costume of the horror movie monster that he played in the original film)
Forthas
Forthas - 9/19/2024, 9:05 AM
This would be very hard to create a grounded character. Be interesting to see Reeves take on it.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 9/19/2024, 10:55 AM
This premieres today, correct?
Those who watch it, will you leave some reviews?

Thanks!

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