Like the film that spawned it, Matt Reeves’ 2022 batmanNew HBO Series Penguin Inviting viewers to dive into the dark, seedy underworld of Gotham City. There’s nothing glamorous about Ozzie Cobb (Colin Farrell) and his life on Mean Streets—he may have come from a comic book background, but authenticity is the buzzword here. This commitment even extends to the character’s prosthetic makeup. Sure, there are layers to the face that make Farrell largely unrecognizable, but Penguin Also goes below the belt when necessary.
In the spin-off’s first episode, Cobb and his nemesis Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) shared a scene in which Cobb was tied up and tortured by her henchmen because she Blaming him for his role in the death of her brother Alberto. It was an intense interrogation, but the fact that Cobb was naked made the scene all the more painful. The audience can only see his body from the side, but it is obviously carefully transformed all Farrell gets into character.
In an interview with Variety, Farrell explained how the show’s prosthetic designer, Michael Marino, built him an “anatomically correct” prosthetic that he wore underneath. “I had a piece of Velcro to stick on and a nice vintage bush,” the actor said, calling the prosthetics a source of “surreal discomfort.” Even though he was technically fully covered, he felt vulnerable so a towel was used to cover him between takes.
“When you become the canvas for something as powerful as the cosmetics designed for it, you find yourself in a weird psychological no-man’s land,” he explains. “I felt incredibly exposed, even though I wasn’t at all. I was covered all over, but I was covered by a naked man. I didn’t think I was him, but it had a very profound effect on my ego. Strange influence.
Penguin The show will run for a total of eight episodes, with new episodes set to air on HBO and Max on Sunday. In addition to Farrell and Milioti, the film also stars Renzi Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Michael Kelly (Johnny Vitti), Xiao Rui A Gedasilu (Nadia Maroney), Deirdre O’Connell (Frances Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroney), James Madeo (Salvador Maroni). , Carmen Ejogo (Eve Kahlo) and Theo Rossi (Dr. Julian Rush). It was developed by showrunner Lauren LeFranc.
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