Colin Farrell"s Addresses His Iconic Batman Villain Missing 2 Major Penguin Design Staples

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With the show pulling in impressive ratings and viewer numbers, The Penguin star Colin Farrell has spoken about two of the most notable design changes to the iconic DC villain. The show is notable for its loose relationship with DC comics lore, which has drawn divided responses from fans of the original character.
Farrell appeared at New York Comic Con to promote the show, which has just hit the midseason point and was asked whether his take on Oz would be seen wearing a monocle and top hat in later episodes. His good-humored response suggests any conversation that happened about a more comics-accurate Penguin didn"t get very far:

"The bodies I had to bury to get a cigar".

Why Penguin's Redesign Ignoring The Comics Works For The Penguin Close Colin Farrell may have fought to keep at least one comics-accurate detail in his Oz Cobb performance, but the show was never going to be a pure adaptation of Batman"s comics. The Penguin show-runner Lauren LeFranc set out the agenda for The Batman spin-off well before it was released, confirming why her version consciously ignores some of the more iconic design choices of the character:

“I wanted to make sure that we could appeal to people who didn’t see it or didn’t think it was for them, who wouldn’t necessarily be interested in a comic book show. I don’t view our show as a comic book show. I view it more as a crime drama … certainly a character-driven drama. I wanted to make sure we could appeal to more people because we’re trying to tell stories that are relatable and a bit different. I do hope that people who aren’t necessarily fans of the genre would be interested in this show.” - Source: Deadline

Matt Reeves has also spoken openly about his Batman universe being more grounded and consciously avoiding more supernatural characters. That same logic clearly extends to universe-breaking design elements that might serve as DC Easter Eggs, but which wouldn"t fit the character. Fundamentally, Oz Cobb wearing a top hat and monocle simply wouldn"t suit the Penguin"s new origin as a street-level gangster with grand aspirations.
Our Take On Colin Farrell's Penguin Design

Image via Max It"s still incredible to think that Colin Farrell is even playing the Penguin. The prosthetics are completely believable, and his performance is so transformative that convincing anyone out of the loop that it"s the same actor wouldn"t be easy. There are subtleties to his Penguin design that could be overlooked as well: his facial scarring - which effectively give him a beak-like appearance - for instance adds a lot without the show even needing to explore their origin explicitly.

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