Colin Farrell Opens Up About The Future Of His Penguin Character

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e8c06f150000e15f269e30.jpg?cache=yeKSZe3olX&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="An unrecognisable Colin Farrell in The Penguin" data-caption="An unrecognisable Colin Farrell in The Penguin" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="HBO" />An unrecognisable Colin Farrell in The Penguin</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400"><a href="news/colin-farrell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Colin Farrell</a> has ruled out the possibility of reprising his Penguin character for a stand-alone film.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The Irish actor first donned heavy prosthetics to play The Penguin in 2022’s The Batman, <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/colin-farrell-the-batman-trailer-transformation_uk_5f435e65c5b6305f32599395">completely transforming his appearance to disappear into the role</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">Since then, Colin also took the lead in a spin-off TV series exploring the iconic Batman villain’s origin story, for which he won a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award, and was most recently nominated for an Emmy.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The popularity of The Penguin has led to some speculation among fans about whether Colin’s character could be the star of his own film.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">However, during an appearance on Friday’s edition of <a href="news/graham-norton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Graham Norton Show</a>, the Banshees Of Inisherin star made it clear that this wasn’t on the cards.</span></p