Colin Farrell isn’t holding back with his honest thoughts about filming The Penguin. The 48-year-old actor spoke about playing the iconic supervillain in the show, which is set to premiere on HBO Max on September 19.
When asked about reprising his role for a second season, he told Total Film: “I don’t know, man. Don’t get me wrong – I loved it – but it got in on me a little bit.
By the end of it, I was bitching and moaning to anyone who would listen to me that I f-cking wanted it to be finished.” Keep reading to find out more… “I tried to remind them that I had ‘grumpy gratitude.’ I was still grateful, and still honored – I grew up watching Burgess Meredith [who played the role in the ’60s TV series], and then Danny DeVito [in Batman Returns] was my Penguin – so being a part of the lineage of that storytelling, I really did feel privileged.
But by the end of it…” He explained that he needed a break from the role and doing it again would be up to showrunner Lauren LeFranc. “Lauren said, ‘Look, if I could find a way that makes sense, would you talk about it?’ And I said, ‘Absolutely.’ And maybe in a year I would.
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