The drastic shift in the Penguin's characterization from an elegant crime boss to a psychopathic politician with an animal-like appearance was met with mixed reactions from fans and critics, but DeVito's portrayal was largely praised. When he resurfaces years later as an adult, he tries to become a hero in the public's eyes and run for mayor, while secretly plotting to kill all of Gotham's firstborn sons.
To match the darker tone of the film, this depiction of the Penguin is a "freak of nature", with webbed, flipper-like fingers, a hooked, beak-like nose, and a penguin-like body, and was raised by penguins in Gotham City's sewers after being abandoned by his wealthy parents as a baby. Portrayed by Danny DeVito, the character is adapted from the comic book supervillain of the same name. I sat there with the trailers and I had to run to the bathroom before I sat through the three-hour movie.Oswald Cobblepot, also known as the Penguin, is a fictional character in the 1992 film Batman Returns, directed by Tim Burton. Now it’s like 9 o’clock and I sat through a three-hour movie. So there’s like a bunch of commercials for shoes and products and really craziness, and then there was, like, I don’t know, 15 minutes of trailers. “So we got there at 8:30 and the movie started, like, a little after 9. It was a place where you could get a beer, and I got popcorn and he got a beer and we went in, and then we watched a half-hour of commercials,” he recounted. It was a weird thing because I went with my son and it was an 8:30 show. “I saw it in a movie theater, it was a big screen in California at a place on Sunset Boulevard somewhere. DeVito described “The Batman” as a more “edgy, serious, gangster-y” version of the comic-turned-films. So it’s a different situation, but I did watch the movie.”ĭespite his preference for the gothic fantasy spin in “Batman Returns,” the former Penguin actor enjoyed the more realistic, emo “The Batman.” But DeVito did have one complaint about watching the film - 30 minutes of commercials beforehand. “I like the whimsical, the operatic, the disaffected Pee-wee Herman throws me off a bridge (laughs). “My feeling of comparing the two movies, I’m like a Tim Burton fan,” DeVito explained. I did it with the Penguin and loved it.”įarrell previously revealed that he spent four hours in the makeup chair every day to transform into the deformed creepy character - but that apparently wasn’t enough to sway DeVito about his “edgy” version. You take your hat off to anybody who sits in the makeup chair that long. “But I feel like, in terms of the performances, I thought Colin – who is a good buddy of mine – I think he did a great job in that. Of course, there’s three Italians who are bad guys in it, the Falcones (laughs).” I think it was a more edgy, serious, gangster-y Batman. “I thought Colin did a great job,” DeVito told The Wrap. DeVito enjoyed watching the recent “The Batman” movie but prefers Tim Burton’s gothic fantasy version. While DeVito approves of his friend’s adaption of the character, he still prefers his own take on the classy but cruel criminal mastermind. announcement of a Penguin-centered spin-off series coming to HBO Max.
Farrell’s performance has received rave reviews, which have been backed up by the Warner Bros. With so many iterations of “Batman” movies over the years, it is only natural to compare and contrast different takes on the stories and characters.īut the rankings may be a little skewed when coming from a former “Batman” star himself.ĭanny DeVito played the Penguin in Tim Burton’s 1992 version of the superhero’s story “Batman Returns” and recently gave his opinion on the most recent take on the notorious villain.Ĭolin Farrell looks unrecognizable as the Penguin in the newly released box-office hit “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravtiz. My dear penguins, it is time to choose your fighter. ‘Batgirl’ is dead: Secret ‘funeral screenings’ on Warner Bros. Discovery shops ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ to rivals: sourceĭanny DeVito says his penguin was better than Colin Farrell’s in ‘The Batman’ ‘The People’s Joker’ removed from TIFF over ‘rights issues’
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