20/30
This IMDb short tries to answer the question: Where the hell was Batman?
Narrative
Following the events of Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka the Penguin, attempts to take over Gotham’s underworld. Aside from the Bat-Signal in the final shot of the season finale, we don’t have one in Robert Pattinson’s guest starring Penguin. Colin Farrell fought hard to get his version of the Penguin in Batman (2022) to smoke tobacco, but he failed. However, in his own series, the character is portrayed as a casual tobacco user with a penchant for cigars.
The DC Studios logo is seen in a rainy Gotham alley
An umbrella falls and the logo changes to the Warner Bros. logo. Seen on The Graham Norton Show: Lady Gaga/Demi Moore/Colin Farrell/Richard Ayoade/Jack Savoretti (2024). Wow.
The Penguin is just awesome
Everyone knows what a great actor Colin Farrell is, but here he is unrecognizable as the Penguin. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets nominated for some awards for his role in this movie. The biggest surprise was Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone. I wasn’t entirely sure when I heard she was nominated for this role.
I was wrong
She’s a good actress, but I don’t think this role was for her. She’s just as good in this as Farrell and makes you believe that Sofia Falcone is the real rival of the Penguin. I wouldn’t be surprised if she gets nominated for a few awards for her role in this movie. This isn’t your typical DC or Marvel series, but a real gangster series.
That’s how it’s done, DC
The series is set in the underworld of a half-destroyed Gotham City and is a great continuation of Matt Reeves’ Batman.