Colin Farrell has revealed that his portrayal of Oswald Cobblepot in The Batman was inspired by Fredo Corleone from The Godfather movies. The actor will play Penguin alongside Robert Pattinson’s Batman, Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman, and Paul Dano’s Riddler in the upcoming film directed by Matt Reeves. The Batman is currently set to release in theaters in March next year, and will focus on the early years of Bruce Wayne’s career as the DC hero.
The Penguin has often served as one of Batman’s more grounded foes, relatively speaking. Generally depicted as a flamboyant Gotham City gangster, Oswald Cobblepot is a big-time mob boss who comes from a wealthy family, similar to Bruce Wayne. Various Batman iterations have sometimes played up the “penguin” element of the character to make him a more literal representation of the flightless bird (such as Danny DeVito’s version in Batman Returns), but it looks like Farrell’s version is will focus on the more gritty, street-wise organized crime elements of the character once again. However, it seems Farrell’s Penguin will also have some new inspiration thrown in for good measure.
With The Batman set to hit theaters soon, more information has come to light about the various influences behind it. In fact, in a recent interview with Empire, Farrell revealed that he worked with director Reeves…
