The Batman Actor"s The Penguin Return Rejection For Violence Toward Women Misunderstands A Key Part Of The DC Universe

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John Turturro rejected a return for The Penguin after his role in The Batman, with his reasoning showing a misunderstanding for this section of DC Universe. Turturro played the character of Carmine Falcone in The Batman before Mark Strong was hired as his replacement in The Penguin"s ensemble cast. Although Falcone was killed by Paul Dano"s The Riddler in The Batman"s ending, The Penguin includes flashbacks to before the events of the former, when the Gotham City gangster was at the height of his power.
These flashbacks link inherently to The Penguin"s Sofia Falcone/Gigante. The crimes of Carmine"s past are integral to Sofia’s story as she reckons with what her father did to her; Carmine was revealed as the killer of several women during his reign of crime, pinning each of the murders on Sofia and sentencing her to Arkham Asylum, resulting in a harrowing journey that saw her become the powerful crime boss shown in The Penguin episode 6"s ending. However, it is these elements that saw Turtorro reject a return in The Penguin, showing an inherent misunderstanding of the DC Universe.
John Turturro's Comments About The Penguin's Violence Toward Women Explained Turturro Has His Reasons For Not Coming Back As Carmine Falcone

When addressing his reasons for not returning in The Penguin, Turturro outlined other aspects than the initially-reported scheduling conflicts that saw Mark Strong cast in the role. While it remains true that Turturro had other commitments that meant he could not feasibly return for the DC TV show, the actor has recently spoken to Variety about other elements of The Penguin"s story. When quizzed on the recasting of Carmine, Turturro had this to say: “I did what I wanted to with the role. In the show, there was a lot of violence towards women, and that’s not my thing.”
As evident by Turturro"s comments, the actor simply felt that there was little left for him to explore in the role beyond what was already shown in The Batman. This leads to the actor"s next point, that he felt The Penguin included too much violence against women. Of course, Turturro has the right to turn down any role for whatever reason. That said, it may be the case that these comments from Turturro show a misunderstanding towards one of the key elements of The Penguin, The Batman, and, by extension, this entire section of the DC Universe.
The Batman Already Established Carmine Falcone As Violent Toward Women Carmine Has Always Had A Dark Streak Close The primary reason behind this aforementioned misunderstanding is that The Batman already highlighted Carmine Falcone as a very violent man, specifically towards women. Turturro does comment that a lot of Carmine"s violence towards female characters happens off-screen, but The Penguin is no different. In fact, The Penguin is arguably more tame regarding explicit showcases of violence committed by Carmine. In The Batman, Falcone is shown attempting to strangle Zoë Kravitz"s Catwoman to death before Batman saves her.

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