P303 AERTEL 1 303 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:14 THEENTERTAINMENTNETWORK 1/3 FARRELL TALKS THE PENGUIN Colin Farrell has revealed that his Penguin character in the upcoming The Batman film will not have several of the arch villain's usual features - including his trademark cigar. The Irish actor plays Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot in the film, opposite Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader alongside Zo Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler and John Turturro as crime boss Carmine Falcone. TV LISTINGS 170 CINEMA LISTINGS 350 Next Cinemas TV Extra Reviews
P303 AERTEL 1 303 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:22 THEENTERTAINMENTNETWORK 2/3 FARRELL TALKS THE PENGUIN The film is reported to be a more realistic portrayal of Gotham City and Warner Bros. decided to avoid the more cliched elements of the comic book franchise. Speaking during an interview with Jake's Tales on YouTube, Farrell said, "I fought valiantly for a cigar. I even at one stage said, 'I can have it unlit, just let me have it unlit', and they were like, 'Nooooo'. Like a bunch of 12-year-olds were going to start smoking Cuban cigars." TV LISTINGS 170 CINEMA LISTINGS 350 Next Cinemas TV Extra Reviews
P303 AERTEL 1 303 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:30 THEENTERTAINMENTNETWORK 3/3 FARRELL TALKS THE PENGUIN He added, "Listen, I have no idea where it goes, but (pardon the pun) it's the tip of the iceberg. The Oz that we meet hasn t embodied the energy of the Penguin that we recognise from the source comics and from previous films, so I ll see if it goes again. "I d love to explore it because he s not an underboss, he s not a boss, he s just a soldier of Falcone at this stage. But he has great ambition and dreams of doing big, big things." TV LISTINGS 170 CINEMA LISTINGS 350 Next Cinemas TV Extra Reviews