In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo attempts an underworld power grab while discussing “The Penguin.” The Max series follows the events of “The Batman,” when Oz Cobb makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham. The series stars Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Deidre O’Connell, Theo Rossi, Clancy Brown, Michael Kelly, and more. 

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You may not have heard, but “The Penguin” has been a massive streaming and critical hit for HBO. So much so that many are wondering if what was expected just to be an episodic bridge between Matt Reeves‘ 2022 feature “The Batman” and the upcoming sequel could return for subsequent seasons. Colin Farrell, who had to undergo hours of makeup every day to portray the Gotham City mobster, has also now left the door open to reprising his role beyond “The Batman II.”

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Andrew Haigh has his next movie after “All Of Us Strangers” lined up, and it’ll be a reunion with Colin Farrell. Deadline reports that Farrell will co-star with Ben Stiller in “Belly Of The Beast,” a true-crime thriller based on the problematic friendship between novelist Norman Mailer and convict Jack Henry Abbott. Stiller will play Mailer in the film, with Farrell as Abbott.

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The latest episode of “The Penguin” ended with quite the twist, one that sees Cristin Milioti‘s Sofia Falcone as the new frontrunner to take over Gotham’s underworld. But Sofia’s not only out for revenge against her family: she also wants to take down Colin Farrell‘s Oz Cobb, who murdered her brother and deceived her constantly after her release from Arkham Asylum.

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HBO‘s exclusive new mid-season trailer for New York Comic-Con lets audiences know what’s on Sofia’s mind.   “We kill Oz, then we take over the city,” she tells her henchmen.

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In the grand tradition of “The Godfather” and “Scarface,” similarly modernistic versions influenced by the same works like James Gray’s early New York crime films and augmented by the dilapidated layer of grimy bleakness derived from “The Batman” franchise, Matt Reeves’ “The Penguin,” is a bruising dramatic crime tragedy about the myth of the American dream and its modern decay.

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“The Penguin” hits Max later this month on September 19, which sees Colin Farrell reprise his role as gangster Oswald Cobblepot from 2022’s “The Batman.” That means Matt Reeves will start production on that film’s sequel soon, right? Yes, indeed. Variety reports that the director confirmed to SFX Magazine that “we’re finished up the script now” for “The Batman Part II,” and “the plan is to shoot next year.” That makes sense, as Warner Bros.

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While Matt Reeves made many good casting choices in his superhero film “The Batman,” the best of them might actually go to his version of The Penguin. Buried under a ton of prosthetics, looking absolutely unrecognizable, Colin Farrell brings to life one of Batman’s greatest villains. And now he’s getting his own show.

As revealed during today’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, we have our first look at a full trailer for the upcoming Max drama series, “The Penguin.” The trailer lays out the plot of the series, which finds Oz Cobb (Farrell) as he attempts to pick up the pieces of the Gotham underworld after the events of “The Batman.” 

READ MORE: ‘The Penguin’ Showrunner Calls Series “A Scarface Story” & A “Bridge” Between ‘Batman’ Films

The cast includes Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, James Madio, Scott Cohen, Michael Zegen, Carmen Ejogo, and Theo Rossi.

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Never underestimate him. That’s the tagline to “The Penguin,” the next chapter in “The Batman” saga from writer/director-producer Matt Reeves. Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell reprises his role as The Penguin, Oswald Cobblepot, in the new Max Original Series coming this September to Max.

Developed by showrunner Lauren LeFranc (“Impulse,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Colin Farrell is on a bit of a hot streak in the wake of “The Banshees Of Inisherin” with his recent series “Sugar” and his upcoming MAX spinoff gangster series, “The Penguin,” debuting later in the year. The Irish actor is lining up some impressive feature projects alongside those TV roles, including a new drama based on the Jerome Loving novel “Jack & Norman: A State-Raised Convict & The Legacy of Norman Mailer’s ‘The Execution’s Song’” according to a report from Deadline. 

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While he only just earned his first Oscar in 2023 for “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Colin Farrell has been spending a decent amount of time on the small screen. Between his new Apple TV+ show “Sugar” (read our review right here) and the upcoming Max series “The Penguin” (a crime series spinoff of “The Batman”), Farrell seems to have found a new niche.

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A stylishly engaging and crisp neo-noir steeped in the hardboiled detective tradition, Apple TV+’s “Sugar,” starring Colin Farrell, is rather terrific—that is, until it’s not. Created by Mark Protosevich (“I Am Legend”) and fabulously directed by Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles (“City Of God”) and Adam Arkin (“The Offer”), “Sugar” is initially sleek and captivatingly crafted in its depiction of L.A.

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Expansion of Matt Reeves’ take on Batman and Gotham City finally begins later this year with the long-awaited “The Penguin.” A new Max series, “The Penguin,” centers on Colin Farrell’s Batman rogue Oz Cobb, aka Oswald Cobblepot, who takes his place within the criminal underworld following the death of mob boss Carmine Falcone (played by John Turturro in “The Batman”).

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Though many critics thought another Batman reboot would be overkill, filmmaker Matt Reeves largely silenced early detractors with his moody and atmospheric “The Batman” (2022), which starred Robert Pattinson. As we eagerly await “The Batman—Part II,” Reeves will flesh out his vision for Gotham City with “The Batman” spinoff series “The Penguin.” Focusing on the crime villain Oz Cobb, aka The Penguin (played by Colin Farrell), the series is set in the aftermath of a power vacuum in the crime-ridden megalopolis of Gotham created by the death of crime boss Carmine Falcone (played by John Turturro in Reeves’ first film). 

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We hope you’re prepared for a neverending tsunami of limited series heading your way over the next three months. And no, we’re not kidding. It’s actually comical that so many limited series are trying to qualify for the 2024 Emmy Awards when most streamers and cable networks have told writers and producers that moving forward they are no longer interested in making them. Comparably, there is a shortage of new “ongoing” series on most network’s development slates.

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Even though it seemed like Margot Robbie was hinting at taking a bit of a break after the massive success of “Barbie,” the actress has already signed on for her next project, and it’s shaping up to be something really exciting. 

READ MORE: Margot Robbie Says ‘Ocean’s’ Prequel Is Still In Development But It’s “Way Too Soon” To Seriously Talk About It

According to Deadline, Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell are set to star in the upcoming film, “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” for director Kogonada.

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At the end of Matt Reeve‘s ‘The Batman,’ Carmine Falcone’s death leaves the Gotham underworld without a kingpin. And as far as Colin Farrell‘s Oswald Copplepot is concerned, that position is his for the taking. That’s the driving force behind “The Penguin,” the upcoming Max original series, in production now.

READ MORE: ‘The Penguin’: ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Series Adds Theo Rossi, Michael Zegen & More

And Warner Bros.

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Filming on “The Penguin,” HBO Max‘s first series spinoff of Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman” got underway in New York City last month, with set footage of star Colin Farrell back in full Oz makeup on the street making the rounds online. The series focuses on the power vacuum in Gotham’s criminal underworld after the events of Reeves’ film and The Penguin’s rise to power.

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In a night where "Everything Everywhere All at Once cleaned up, there were still many talented nominees who went overlooked from Stephanie Hsu to Colin Farrell.

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The 60+ members of the National Society of Film Critics (mostly NYFCC and LAFCA members) too some time out on the first Saturday of 2023 to select their honorees for 2022. The top prize went to Todd Field’s “TAR” for Best Film which also won the equivalent prize from the aforementioned Los Angeles and New York critic organizations. The Focus Features release also won Best Actress for Cate Blanchett and Best Screenplay for Field.

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With all the current upheaval at DC Studios, it feels as if there’s only one sure thing for the DCU in the years ahead: Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman” films and their HBO Max spinoff shows. Don’t expect Reeves’ sequel to last year’s hit for a few years, but “The Penguin” with Colin Farrell enters production next month.

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Now that we’ve started our process of looking back at the Best Films of 2022, it’s time to dig deeper into one facet that can make them so impactful—the mesmerizing work of their actors. Of course, every great film year leads to a surplus of great performances, and our favorites from 2022 are picked from quiet Sundance fare, auteur-driven blockbusters, future Oscar nominees, and much more. As with every year, not everything could fit on this list; and fitting to such a rewarding and challenging year of film, in particular, some of these picks will undoubtedly surprise you (or hopefully inspire you to check out what you haven’t seen). 

READ MORE: The 25 Best Films of 2022

To keep things interesting, and because it truly was hard to choose these performances, we also opted for some double picks, honoring two performances from the same movie that we find inextricable from the film’s quality. 

Follow along with all our Best Of 2022 coverage here.

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In the wake of the formation of DC Studios by Warner Bros. Discovery, Matt Reeves continues to forge on, expanding his own cinematic universe spun off from the hit feature film, “The Batman.” Multiple HBO Max shows and a second movie is on the horizon. One of those about to head into production early next year is “The Penguin,” starring Colin Farrell as his scene-stealing crook Oswald Copplepot, aka, Penguin.

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While we don’t know when Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson are going to get back together and start production on a sequel to “The Batman,” we know that we’ll be invited back to Gotham soon enough thanks to the first spinoff series, “The Penguin.” And now, thanks to that series’ star, Colin Farrell, we have an idea about when/how the show fits in the continuity.

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What’s in store for the DC Universe? Well, while Warner Bros. Discovery canceled projects like “Batgirl” and “Wonder Twins,” and many worried about the state of dozens of projects still in development, filmmaker Matt Reeves’ take on the “Batman” universe is still moving forward unbothered. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the “Penguin” spinoff series starring Colin Farrell is still moving ahead and has hired a new director.

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More than a decade ago, Martin McDonagh wowed audiences with his black comedy, “In Bruges.” That film features incredible performances from Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, and instantly made McDonagh one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. And since then, film fans have been hoping to see the filmmaker replicate that same tone and feeling in a new project. Well, it appears everyone might be in luck with the next McDonagh feature, “The Banshees of Inisherin.”

READ MORE: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Review: Civility Dies & Friends Go To War In Martin McDonagh’s Thought-Provoking Tragicomedy [Venice]

As seen in the trailer for ‘Banshees,’ the film follows the story of two friends who are going through a breakup.

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