HBO wants to continue “Penguin” and Colin Farrell agrees

HBO wants to continue “Penguin” and Colin Farrell agrees


The broadcaster negotiates the second season with the producers following the public and critical success of the original series




The next chapters

The miniseries “The Penguin”, initially conceived as a bridge between two Batman films by director Matt Reeves, has a good chance of becoming a regular series. After the explosive final episode of the first season, broadcast on Sunday evening (10/11), HBO has started negotiations for the production of a second season.

The attraction was a great success with the public and critics. Each chapter had a larger audience than the previous one. Likewise, as has been shown, the positive rating of the series has increased. At its conclusion, the series was considered another great achievement for the American pay channel, like its main productions.

Negotiations underway

According to information from the Hollywood Reporter, HBO has already begun discussing the terms for a renewal with showrunner Lauren LeFranc and producer Matt Reeves. The fallout from the series strengthened Reeves’ position within DC Studios, as well as cemented his prestige as one of HBO’s leading creators.

Colin Farrell agrees to return to the role

Before the series premiere, actor Colin Farrell had complained about the inconvenience of wearing the character’s heavy makeup, but, in a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, he confirmed that he was interested in returning for a second season. “If there was a great idea for season two and the script was really as strong or stronger than season one, obviously I would do it,” the actor said.

Penguin guaranteed at the cinema

Farrell also revealed that his contract covers three Batman films, confirming that he will reappear as the Penguin in the next two films as well. “I was told I would have five or six scenes in the sequel to ‘Batman: Part II,'” the actor revealed.

He commented on what he expects from the next character: “Matt Reeves is a brilliant writer and an extraordinary director, and what excites me most – and makes me nervous – about the second film is not what Oz does or what trouble he gets into. , not even the moments of success he can have, but rather what is his voice. How is his personality forming and changing in the series and, by the end of the eight episodes, has it become something new in the almost delusional psychopathy the last one? scene. So how will this be explored what in the second movie?”

The actor concludes by saying that he is “open-minded” about the next chapters, but will want to participate in discussions about the direction of the character. “I think I know him better now,” he argued.

Source: Terra

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