Colin Farrell is Back as Oz in Max’s ‘The Penguin’ Series Teaser Trailer
by Alex Billington
March 22, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Can you imagine to be remembered like that?” Max has unveiled the first real teaser trailer for the spin-off series The Penguin, set to debut in the fall this year. This streaming series will follow the transformation of Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot from a disfigured nobody to the noted Gotham gangster, after the events of The Batman movie. Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell returns from The Batman (loved him in it) as Oz, bringing us his full transformation into the infamous DC Comics villain who gives Batman quite a fright. The first episodes are being directed by Craig Zobel (of Compliance, Z for Zachariah, The Hunt) who seems like a perfect choice for this. We featured an early production teaser last year. The full ensemble cast also has Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Clancy Brown, Michael Zegen, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Deirdre O’Connell, James Madio, Scott Cohen, Theo Rossi, Carmen Ejogo, and François Chau. Ohhhhhhh this looks SO damn good. What a killer teaser. Perfect setup, the way it all plays out, his dialogue, it’s all so dark. This is going to be worth the wait. Check it out + stay tuned for more.
Here’s the real teaser trailer for Max’s spin-off series The Penguin, direct from Max’s YouTube:
You can watch the other 2023 teaser for Max’s series The Penguin right here, for even more footage.
Taking place one week following the events of The Batman (2022), the series explores the rise to power of Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot (also known as “Penguin”) in Gotham City’s criminal underworld. The Penguin is a series created by writer Lauren LeFranc (“My Own Worst Enemy”, “Chuck”, “Hemlock Grove”, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, “Impulse”) as a spin-off from Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie. It was developed by LeFranc with Reeves and producer Dylan Clark while they worked on the movie for Warner Bros. It was originally being created as a Gotham City Police Department series, before it was updated to focus specifically on a comic book character (with additional spin-offs to follow). Based on the Penguin character from DC Comics created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Featuring episodes directed by filmmaker Craig Zobel (of the films Compliance, Z for Zachariah, The Hunt previously). Executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Daniel Pipski, Adam Kassan, Lauren LeFranc, Craig Zobel, and Bill Carraro. HBO will debut The Penguin series streaming on Max starting sometime in late 2024 – stay tuned for updates. Who’s excited?
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