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HBO Max series “The Penguin.”The Irishman — a Best Actor nominee at the 2023 Oscars for “The Banshees of Inishiren” — is reprising his role as DC Comics supervillain Penguin, a part he first played in last year’s blockbuster movie, “The Batman.”Penguin, a Gotham City mobster also known as Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, is one of Batman’s most enduring enemies, famed for his heavyset frame and receding hairline.In order to transform into the bulging baddie, Farrell wore facial prosthetics that gave him multiple chins and pockmarked skin. The star’s signature bushy eyebrows and thick dark locks were also obscured by the work of Hollywood cosmetics.

Colin Farrell is sharing some details about his upcoming role in the new Penguin series for HBO Max.The Irish actor, who was honored for his work in The Banshees Of Inisherin during the Palm Springs International Film Festival, revealed that he starts to shoot The Batman spin-off series in February, which is just weeks away.And while on the red carpet at the gala event, Farrell confessed to Variety that he had no idea he would be asked to star in a stand-alone series about The Penguin while shooting The Batman. Colin Farrell, 46, opened up about reprising his role as The Penguin in the upcoming series for HBO Max during his appearance at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival'The only thing I had an idea was that I wasn't nearly getting to explore the character as much as I wanted to,' Farrell, 46, told reporter, Marc Malkinat, the gala event.