{"id":1928024,"date":"2023-05-10T08:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T12:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-gives-first-look-at-colin-farrell-and-supporting-cast-in-the-penguin-miniseries-coming-to-rebranded-max\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T09:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:01:15","slug":"warner-bros-gives-first-look-at-colin-farrell-and-supporting-cast-in-the-penguin-miniseries-coming-to-rebranded-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-gives-first-look-at-colin-farrell-and-supporting-cast-in-the-penguin-miniseries-coming-to-rebranded-max\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. unveils Colin Farrell and cast in &#8220;The Penguin&#8221; miniseries for rebranded &#8220;Max&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwarner-bros-gives-first-look-at-colin-farrell-and-supporting-cast-in-the-penguin-miniseries-coming-to-rebranded-max%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1928024&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Get Ready for The Penguin: A Spinoff of The Batman<\/h2>\n<p>Warner Bros. subsidiaries DC Studios and HBO Max are undergoing a rebrand this year, but a number of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-to-announce-first-1-billion-treasury-loan-for-multilateral-clean-technology-fund\/\" title=\"Yellen to announce first  billion Treasury loan for multilateral Clean Technology Fund\">projects developed<\/a> by the former two for the streaming service are still a go. The Penguin, a spinoff and continuation of Matt Reeves\u2019 The Batman, is one of those, and WB recently offered a look at this series that\u2019s grown in anticipation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.collider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-penguin-colin-farrell.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot in The Penguin (2024), HBO Max\"><\/p>\n<h3>What to Expect from The Penguin<\/h3>\n<p>This first look at the miniseries, which will total eight episodes, comes in a teaser that shows some glimpses behind the scenes, Farrell back in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-gives-first-look-at-colin-farrell-and-supporting-cast-in-the-penguin-miniseries-coming-to-rebranded-max\/\" title=\"Warner Bros. unveils Colin Farrell and cast in \"The Penguin\" miniseries for rebranded \"Max\".\">transforming makeup job<\/a>, and new scenes from the show that reveal more of the cast. One of the prominent new faces is Renfield actress Shoreh Aghdashloo\u00a0who plays an undetermined role in the underworld.<\/p>\n<p>The mob in Gotham has a \u201cnew kingpin\u201d in Oswald \u2014 who christens himself as such and fires two shots, implicitly killing someone off-screen who was in the way of his quest for power. He laughs but whatever is gained from his impetuous act is moot when he still has competition to worry about, especially from the old guard.<\/p>\n<p>Remnants of the Falcone crime family persist in Gotham through Carmine\u2019s daughter Sofia, played by Cristin Milioti, and his son Alberto, played by Michael Zegen. Sofia meets with Oz over drinks so she may try to smooth things over while her brother\u2019s agenda is less clear, but it\u2019s certain there are parties with a vested interest in removing Penguin from the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Clancy Brown, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-complete-guide-to-gina-caranos-post-mma-career\/\" title=\"The Complete Guide to Gina Carano\u2019s Post-MMA Career\">veteran character actor<\/a> with vast experience in the DC Multiverse, primarily as the voice of Lex Luthor, was recently cast as Sal Maroni. The mobster best known for aiding in the descent of Harvey Dent into the madness of Two-Face was put away in a drug bust that elevated Falcone\u2019s stature, so you know he has revenge on his mind.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.collider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/the-penguin-shohreh-aghdashloo.jpg\" alt=\"Shohreh Aghdashloo in The Penguin (2024), HBO Max\"><\/p>\n<p>The cast also includes Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, and Deirdre O\u2019Connell. There\u2019s no telling which one of them is playing Clayface, but it might not be any of them as the teaser didn\u2019t give any indication of a murder mystery going down in a theater or a film studio \u2014 akin to the classic villain\u2019s origin. Perhaps that is a secret subplot they are waiting to spring on viewers.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguin miniseries\u2019 main concern is digging deeper into the mind and heart of Oswald Cobblepot to show more of his vulnerable side according to Farrell. Lauren LeFranc runs and writes the show which will be directed by Craig Zobel. A premiere date is being determined but it will air on Max once the platform drops \u201cHBO\u201d from its name on May 23rd.<\/p>\n<h3>Are You Excited for The Penguin?<\/h3>\n<p>Is The Penguin piquing your interest? Tell us below.<\/p>\n<h4>Share this:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Reddit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Tumblr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Pinterest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Telegram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">WhatsApp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Pocket<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Skype<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#\">Email a link to a friend<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1928026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[6962,6965,11245,6310,26347,10562,26348,26345,26346,3984,6976],"class_list":["post-1928024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-the","tag-bros","tag-cast","tag-colin","tag-farrell","tag-max","tag-miniseries","tag-penguin","tag-rebranded","tag-unveils","tag-warner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1928024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1928026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1928024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1928024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1928024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}