TV News: The Penguin series coming to HBO Max (a ‘Scarface-Like’ Origin Story) Updates: New Cast additions
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Colin Farrell needs to win something for this shit.
Keep an eye out for the Emmy / Golden Globe nominations for him and Cristin Milioti, and the make-up team.
I still dont believe thats him. He killed it.
The dude can seriously act.
Been following his career the past 20 years, and most recently have seen him in The Banshees of Inisherin, The North Water, Sugar, and this one.
Never heard of any of them. Ill check them out. I dont think Ive seen anything of his since that terrible Miami Vice film.
The Banshees of Inisherin was a small film. Simple to follow story.
The North Water is a limited series from a few years back. Only about 5 or 6 eps. He plays a real piece of shit villain.
Sugar is a series from earlier this year on Apple+. Sort of a neo-noir with a bit of sci-fi.
As for other acting roles of his ... I'd probably recommend the following from earlier in his career ...
- Phone Booth
- In Bruges
- Ondine
- Crazy Heart
- Seven Psychopaths
He was also in daredevil as bullseye and alexander with rosario Dawson
Agreed. Never saw Daredevil, but caught Alexander on the discount big screen with a friend for Rosario Dawson’s brief full frontal.
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Season One
8 Episodes
I started watching season one this morning at home. I debated about watching “The Batman” to refresh his character, but went ahead and read a synopsis of the film to get caught up. I finished the series tonight on MAX.
The series picks up immediately after the events ending in The Batman.
First episode did a good job with character development of Penguin without dragging down the episode. The opening scene prior to title display and his interactions with his mother was done well giving us a perspective of his character. I was cracking up with him retrofitting his bedroom into a bank vault.
Victor and Sophia’s backstory was presented well also, without dragging down the series.
Not going into the plot being I’m probably the last person on the forum to watch the series. But they did a decent job keeping the character Penguin close to his original comic book roots, with him being heavily involved in organized crime. He also was portrayed as being completely sane which sticks to his portrayal in the comics, in which he was opposite of Batman’s Rogue’s Gallery of lunatics.
Casting was on point for the series. Clancy Brown when he debuted I automatically recalled him being the voice of “Lex Luther” in the DC animated cartoons.
Cristin Milioti who plays Sophia, that bird is one hot piece of Ass. She looked great up until episode 5, but they changed her appearance when her character went a different route after that.
Colin Farrell as Penquin kicked Ass. Damn good job displaying the different emotions of the character, along with with showing how ruthless and violent he can be. Just when you thought you figured him out, out of nowhere you got a different view of Penquin showing him quickly change in personality. They got him into his trademark tuxedo, came close to seeing him wearing the top hat with umbrella.
This series definitely is due for nominations in Golden Globes/Emmy’s.
MAX/DC has this planned as a Limited Series to lead into the next Batman film. There are no plans to continue it for now. They ended it leading it into the next Batman film.
The series played out better than I expected. I will give it a 8.5/10.
Like all MAX series, their are 5/6 min in-depth clips for each episode along with one hour podcasts going more deeper into each episode.
8 Episodes
I started watching season one this morning at home. I debated about watching “The Batman” to refresh his character, but went ahead and read a synopsis of the film to get caught up. I finished the series tonight on MAX.
The series picks up immediately after the events ending in The Batman.
First episode did a good job with character development of Penguin without dragging down the episode. The opening scene prior to title display and his interactions with his mother was done well giving us a perspective of his character. I was cracking up with him retrofitting his bedroom into a bank vault.
Victor and Sophia’s backstory was presented well also, without dragging down the series.
Not going into the plot being I’m probably the last person on the forum to watch the series. But they did a decent job keeping the character Penguin close to his original comic book roots, with him being heavily involved in organized crime. He also was portrayed as being completely sane which sticks to his portrayal in the comics, in which he was opposite of Batman’s Rogue’s Gallery of lunatics.
Casting was on point for the series. Clancy Brown when he debuted I automatically recalled him being the voice of “Lex Luther” in the DC animated cartoons.
Cristin Milioti who plays Sophia, that bird is one hot piece of Ass. She looked great up until episode 5, but they changed her appearance when her character went a different route after that.
Colin Farrell as Penquin kicked Ass. Damn good job displaying the different emotions of the character, along with with showing how ruthless and violent he can be. Just when you thought you figured him out, out of nowhere you got a different view of Penquin showing him quickly change in personality. They got him into his trademark tuxedo, came close to seeing him wearing the top hat with umbrella.
This series definitely is due for nominations in Golden Globes/Emmy’s.
MAX/DC has this planned as a Limited Series to lead into the next Batman film. There are no plans to continue it for now. They ended it leading it into the next Batman film.
The series played out better than I expected. I will give it a 8.5/10.
Like all MAX series, their are 5/6 min in-depth clips for each episode along with one hour podcasts going more deeper into each episode.
After The Penguin, The Batman Part II Must Introduce Gotham's Most Controversial Hero
After The Penguin, The Batman Part II Must Introduce Gotham's Most Controversial Hero
With the success of The Penguin on HBO, Matt Reeves should consider introducing Gotham City's most controversial hero in The Batman Part II.
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Didn't make it past one episode...wasn't feeling it.
I'm 3 episodes into Silo though. This is more my speed.
After The Penguin, The Batman Part II Must Introduce Gotham's Most Controversial Hero
After The Penguin, The Batman Part II Must Introduce Gotham's Most Controversial Hero
With the success of The Penguin on HBO, Matt Reeves should consider introducing Gotham City's most controversial hero in The Batman Part II.
Hmmmm....
Finished Bad Monkey earlier this fall. The 2nd half of the season wasn't as strong. It sorta wrapped up a few episodes too soon, and then coasted into the remaining of the 10 episodes. It would have probably worked better as a 6 - 8 episode arc, but enjoyed it.
Haven't had a chance to watch Silo, but have heard good things.
I would argue that DD focuses more on Matt due to him being a gritty character who hails from Hell’s Kitchen. If fisk wasn’t his enemy they wouldn’t have focused on him. Marvel could have easily went and focused on the Hand and his relationship with Stick. Which would have been just as good. But Kingpin needs his own show. If u haven’t already I’d suggest checking out the kingpin comic done by Marvel Max. It’s their HBO version of comics. Violent, nudity you name it. Tells the story and it mimic’s Penguins
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