The Penguin is set weeks after the events of The Batman and it chronicles the titular villain’s rise to power. This series will see the Penguin build a formidable reputation in the Gotham underworld, becoming one of the most prominent villains in the Batman universe.

The first teaser sees Farrell’s Penguin recalling the story of an old gangster from his childhood, that he looked up to as a kid.

“When I was 14 or something, he has a heart attack and dies, still holding a cigar. In my neighborhood, they throw a parade in his honor. A friggin’ parade. It wasn’t fancy, but it was a gesture, a show of love, of what he meant. Can you imagine to be remembered like that?” says Farrell.

In addition to Farrell in the lead role, this limited series will also star Cristin Milioti as Carmine Falcone’s daughter Sofia, Michael Zegen as her brother Alberto, and Clancy Brown as Gotham’s former top gangster Salvatore Maroni.

The Penguin will feature eight, episodes, set to premiere on Max later this year.

Directed by Kogonada and penned by The Menu writer Seth Reiss, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey has been described as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the unbelievable journey that connects them.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but we know that the production will kick off in California this spring.

Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Ryan Friedkin are producing the film for Imperative Entertainment, alongside Reiss and Youree Henley. Kogonada is coming on board as executive producer, along with Ilene Feldman and Original Films’ Ori Eisen.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey marks Robbie’s first major film role after the global success of Barbie, which is currently in the running for eight Academy Awards, including best picture. As for Farrell, this marks his second collaboration with Kogonada following After Yang, and he’s currently attached to the Apple TV+ series Sugar and Max’s Batman spin-off The Penguin.

The Batman director has confirmed that Colin Farrell is on board the project as Oswald Cobblepot aka Penguin in the forthcoming superhero film. 

Reeves took to social media to announce the news. He tweeted gif of Farrell from the movie In Bruges with the caption: “Wait — is that you, #Oz?” with Oz being a shortened form of the DC character’s given name. 

Farrell joins Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, and Peter Sarsgaard in a still unconfirmed role. 

The Batman is currently filming and is set to hit theaters on 25 June 2021. 

The two have joined the stellar cast, including Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Jeremy Strong, and Matthew McConaughey in the crime drama. The film follows a businessman, played by McConaughey, who has built a weed empire and now wants out.

Michelle Dockery, best known for Downton Abbey has been tapped to replace Kate Beckinsale as the businessmen’s wife and Farrell is set to play a character named Coach, a man who trains MMA fighters. Golding will play a gangster and Grant a photographer who snaps photos of the protagonist in the hopes of blackmailing him.

Ritchie is directing from a script that he co-wrote with Marn Davies and Ivan Atkinson. Production is currently underway in England.

You can see Farrell next in Disney’s live-action remake of Dumbo, which opens March 29.

The Penguin is set weeks after the events of The Batman and it chronicles the titular villain’s rise to power. This series will see the Penguin build a formidable reputation in the Gotham underworld, becoming one of the most prominent villains in the Batman universe.

The first teaser sees Farrell’s Penguin recalling the story of an old gangster from his childhood, that he looked up to as a kid.

“When I was 14 or something, he has a heart attack and dies, still holding a cigar. In my neighborhood, they throw a parade in his honor. A friggin’ parade. It wasn’t fancy, but it was a gesture, a show of love, of what he meant. Can you imagine to be remembered like that?” says Farrell.

In addition to Farrell in the lead role, this limited series will also star Cristin Milioti as Carmine Falcone’s daughter Sofia, Michael Zegen as her brother Alberto, and Clancy Brown as Gotham’s former top gangster Salvatore Maroni.

The Penguin will feature eight, episodes, set to premiere on Max later this year.

Directed by Kogonada and penned by The Menu writer Seth Reiss, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey has been described as “an imaginative tale of two strangers and the unbelievable journey that connects them.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but we know that the production will kick off in California this spring.

Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, and Ryan Friedkin are producing the film for Imperative Entertainment, alongside Reiss and Youree Henley. Kogonada is coming on board as executive producer, along with Ilene Feldman and Original Films’ Ori Eisen.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey marks Robbie’s first major film role after the global success of Barbie, which is currently in the running for eight Academy Awards, including best picture. As for Farrell, this marks his second collaboration with Kogonada following After Yang, and he’s currently attached to the Apple TV+ series Sugar and Max’s Batman spin-off The Penguin.

The Batman director has confirmed that Colin Farrell is on board the project as Oswald Cobblepot aka Penguin in the forthcoming superhero film. 

Reeves took to social media to announce the news. He tweeted gif of Farrell from the movie In Bruges with the caption: “Wait — is that you, #Oz?” with Oz being a shortened form of the DC character’s given name. 

Farrell joins Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, and Peter Sarsgaard in a still unconfirmed role. 

The Batman is currently filming and is set to hit theaters on 25 June 2021. 

The two have joined the stellar cast, including Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Jeremy Strong, and Matthew McConaughey in the crime drama. The film follows a businessman, played by McConaughey, who has built a weed empire and now wants out.

Michelle Dockery, best known for Downton Abbey has been tapped to replace Kate Beckinsale as the businessmen’s wife and Farrell is set to play a character named Coach, a man who trains MMA fighters. Golding will play a gangster and Grant a photographer who snaps photos of the protagonist in the hopes of blackmailing him.

Ritchie is directing from a script that he co-wrote with Marn Davies and Ivan Atkinson. Production is currently underway in England.

You can see Farrell next in Disney’s live-action remake of Dumbo, which opens March 29.