‘The Penguin’ trailer looks like “peak crime drama”, say Batman fans

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Batman fans have shared their reactions to the new trailer for The Penguin TV series, with some calling it “peak crime drama”.The new teaser for the HBO series, which focuses on Colin Farrell‘s The Batman villain (aka Oswald Cobblepot), was released last week.The clip sees the titular character tell the story of gangster Rex Calabrese, a “big deal” in the neighbourhood when he was a kid.Speaking of the gangster’s death, Cobblepot tells an unseen person: “In my neighbourhood, they throw a parade in his honour.

A friggin’ parade.”“And it wasn’t fancy, but it was the gesture. The show of love of what he meant. Can you imagine to be remembered like that?”Many have shared their praise for the trailer, one fan writing on X (formerly Twitter): “This show already looks peak crime drama DC thriller.”Another shared a gif of Tony Soprano, adding: “I look at this trailer like…”, while another joked: “Tony Sapenguin”.Many more have shared their reactions below:this show already looks peak crime drama dc thriller.

Aside all that I'm glad we are getting more from the batman universe especially since the sequel will take a while. But we got the next best thing which is colin giving us more penguin.— Eddie (@OHMYDIAZ) March 22, 2024I look at this trailer like… pic.twitter.com/WnPWf7nr38— Eric Pellinen (@EricPellinen) March 22, 2024Tony Sapenguin— Shwaz (@theycallmeshwaz) March 22, 2024I have never seen Colin Farrell collapse so fully into a character…until this one.