‘The Penguin’: John Turturro Says He Didn’t Return Because Show Had “A Lot Of Violence Towards Women”
theplaylist.netWhenever we see that an actor or filmmaker has left a TV show or film, there is always a reason given. Most of the time, we see the dreaded “scheduling conflict” or something along those lines.
And believe it or not, a lot of the time when they talk about scheduling not working, they’re typically hiding a deeper reason.
That appears to be the case when it comes to the recasting of Carmine Falcone in “The Penguin.” READ MORE: Matt Reeves Says ‘The Batman II’ Script Is Done, But Unsure If DP Greig Fraser Will Return According to a new interview with Variety, John Turturro talked about his role in “The Batman” as Carmine Falcone, and he also gave a reason why he didn’t show up in the TV spinoff, “The Penguin.” Originally, when showrunner Lauren LeFranc talked about why Turturro didn’t return, she chalked it up to a scheduling conflict and quickly mentioned how they love being able to replace him with Mark Strong as Falcone.
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