Colin Farrell resisted rewatching iconic mob drama “The Sopranos” whereas making ready for his flip as a gangster boss in “The Penguin,” the Irish star of the brand new Batman universe collection instructed AFP.
“The Penguin” chronicles the gritty rise of a low-level participant within the felony underworld in opposition to a backdrop of societal dysfunction in dirty Gotham City, with New York City used for filming.
Farrell’s anti-hero character, Oz Cobb who’s dubbed the Penguin for his unsteady stroll from a mishandled case of membership foot, has drawn media comparisons to the larger-than-life mob boss Tony Soprano performed by James Gandolfini.
Farrell, who spent hours a day being reworked right into a grizzled, chunky villain, stated he had drawn on “anything I ever read or seen about that world” for inspiration.
“To be honest I didn’t need references because the script was just — you use your imagination — we’re given fantastic writing,” he instructed AFP on the New York premiere Tuesday.
“There’s no doubt anything I’ve ever seen (inspired me)… from Untouchables to Sopranos — I’m not comparing myself (to the Sopranos). It inhabits a similar world. No (I didn’t rewatch it) — that would mess with me, why would I do that? That would mess with me because I’m very susceptible to influence” he stated.
“All those films that I have seen in my past are part of my Rolodex of what I now own as my imagination.”
“The Penguin” is the newest of a number of productions set within the Batman universe, however with out the presence of the eponymous hero.
This eight-episode DC Studios collection follows Matt Reeves’s movie “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson because the caped crusader.
“The Penguin” airs on HBO and streams on Max from Thursday.
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