‘The Penguin’ Pursues Own Twisted Version Of American Dream In New Trailer Unveiled At Comic-Con; Matt Reeves Says Harvey Weinstein Was One Inspiration For Look Of The Character
deadline.comHBO on Saturday unveiled a new trailer for The Penguin, its DC series centered on Colin Farrell‘s Batman villain of the same name, which is slated to debut on Thursday, September 19 at 9:00 p.m.
ET/PT and will also be available to stream on Max. The Penguin takes place following the events of Matt Reeves‘ blockbuster The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, watching as Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a.
The Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham. Developed by writer-showrunner Lauren LeFranc, the show’s cast also includes Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Rhenzy Feliz as Victor Aguilar, Michael Kelly as Johnny Viti, Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nadia Maroni, Deirdre O’Connell as Francis Cobb, Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni, James Madio as Milos Grapa, Scott Cohen as Luca Falcone, Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone, Carmen Ejogo as Eve Karlo, and Theo Rossi as Dr.
Julian Rush. In the trailer for the eight-episode limited series, from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, we see Farrell’s Oz discuss how he’s looking for his own version of “the American dream, a beautiful story with a happy ending.” However, he continues, “That ain’t the way the world works.
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