Teaser Trailer #2 for Max’s ‘The Penguin’ Series Starring Colin Farrell
by Alex Billington
June 20, 2024
Source: YouTube
“I refuse to let these old men push me aside again. So I’m gonna take from them now, and I’m gonna force them to their knees.” Max has revealed an impressive second teaser trailer for the upcoming spin-off series The Penguin, confirmed for a September launch later this year. This is going to kick ass. This streaming series will follow the transformation of Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot (aka The Penguin) from a disfigured nobody to the noted Gotham gangster, after the events of The Batman movie (2022). Oscar 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 few episodes are being directed by Craig Zobel (of Compliance, Z for Zachariah, The Hunt) who seems like a perfect choice for this. 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. Yeah this is going to be awesome. Finally we get a glimpse at how Oz (and Sofia) are going to turn the tides in Gotham, in this thriller gangsters vs gangster story. Definitely will be watching it.
Here’s the second teaser trailer (+ poster) for Max’s spin-off series The Penguin, direct from YouTube:
You can watch the 2023 promo for Max’s series The Penguin right here, and the other teaser trailer here.
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 in September 2024 this fall – stay tuned for more. Look good?
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