Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe is expanding, with a sequel to the 2022 movie in the works and a spin-off series, The Penguin slated to release later this year. While there are many intriguing elements about this alternate reality Batman mythos, fans have certainly loved how dark and gritty the tale has been.
Although they were disappointed with The Batman’s PG-13 rating, many can now rejoice after hearing the true nature of the upcoming spin-off starring Colin Farrell. In a new interview, the actor stated how dark the series will be and fans cannot help but exclaim that this is exactly what they want.
Colin Farrell States The Penguin is Too Dark
The tale of the Dark Knight has been told again and again over the years through the many live-action adaptations. While these previous live-action iterations of Batman have been dark and gritty, Matt Reeves‘ The Batman is even a step further in that direction.
An incredibly dark and gloomier-than-usual tale of the Dark Knight, Reeves’ universe is expanding with the upcoming spin-off series, The Penguin, slated to release soon. Starring Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot, the series is just as how fans want it to be.
In an interview with HeyUGuys, Farrell stated,
“Well, tons of violence, abject darkness, and a man at great struggle to try and claw his way to the top of the power vacuum that was created at the end of The Batman film. With the death of Carmine Falcone, there’s a power grab in Gotham now. It’s dark, man!… Just really, really bold stuff, I couldn’t believe that it got as dark as it gets.”
Adding on that had it been a film, The Penguin would certainly be a hard R, Colin’s comments have left the fans entranced, many of whom can hardly wait to see the series.
Fans Excited after Colin Farrell states The Penguin is Dark
While fans were expecting The Batman to be dark, they were left in disbelief to discover just how dark it was. Yet there were some lone voices who wanted the universe to get even more rough and possibly have an R-rated version (see Reddit).
Although that clearly did not happen, fans are excited over the prospect of The Penguin making their dreams come true. After Colin Farrell’s comments about just how incredibly violent the series is, went viral, many fans exclaimed they could hardly wait to see it.
we getting all the classic gangster shit
— Eddie (@OHMYDIAZ) April 6, 2024
— DJ Valentine (@TryingToBeDJV) April 7, 2024
This makes me so excited. I feel The Penguin is going to be an incredible show and I can’t wait to see it. I think it needs to be darker than the film so I’m really glad they decided to go in that direction.
— Michael the DC guy (@MichaeltheDCguy) April 6, 2024
That's how it should be
— 𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐀𝐍 (@wolverineofxmen) April 6, 2024
Let’s gooooo
— FaZeDankDoge (@FazeDankdoge) April 6, 2024
That’s good, A show about the penguin wouldn’t be PG-13 with rainbow’s and sunshine .. come on now it needs to be super dark.
— Angel With The Scabbed Wings (@TaigasRevenge) April 6, 2024
With The Penguin being Oswald Cobblepot’s journey over to the top, it remains unknown whether the actor will reprise his role in the upcoming The Batman sequel. Meanwhile, we can hardly wait for what terror Farrell as Penguin will unleash.
The Penguin is slated to release on Max this fall.
