Whoa, take it straightforward, sweetheart! Virtually ever for the reason that second the credit started rolling on 2022’s “The Batman,” followers in all places cried out for extra of Colin Farrell’s ferocious gangster Oswald Cobb. These calls for had been met (after which some) with the HBO spin-off sequence “The Penguin” — really, make that the Emmy Award-winning “The Penguin,” following its victories in 9 separate classes at this yr’s ceremony.
Naturally, the curiosity surrounding the present has solely elevated to a fever pitch. Not solely is there a sizeable portion of the fanbase invested in a attainable crossover, notably involving Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone Gigante showing in “The Batman: Half II.” However since Farrell’s position within the blockbuster sequel is not anticipated to quantity to a lot, what about one other season of “The Penguin”?
We lastly have some promising information on that entrance. Whereas making an look on the star-studded pink carpet for the Emmy Awards, “The Batman” director Matt Reeves offered a long-awaited replace on “The Penguin” season 2. Farrell has beforehand commented on what it might take to get him to don the prosthetics and make-up as soon as extra as Oz, however this marks the closest we have ever been to outright affirmation of extra episodes to come back. Whereas chatting with Selection, Reeves gave an replace from the inventive staff’s facet:
“We’re in discussions. [Showrunner] Lauren [Lefranc] is considering laborious and we’re speaking, so we’ll see. We love the present, and we expect our solid is so unbelievable. The work that Lauren and the writers did was unbelievable. Our ardour was in it, however by no means in our wildest desires may we think about it might have been obtained in the best way that it was.”
The Penguin’s Emmy wins most likely helped make the case for season 2
Who says awards season would not matter? As a lot as a few of us wish to gripe about this time of the yr, there is no denying the truth that the largest names within the enterprise — and, most significantly, the largest business decisionmakers — pay shut consideration to the flicks and exhibits that garner vital acclaim and business plaudits. That is a long-winded method of claiming that, despite the fact that Matt Reeves’ feedback had been delivered previous to “The Penguin” having fun with a powerful exhibiting on the Emmys, it definitely would not damage its case for the studio shifting ahead with a second season. It takes a shocking quantity of coordinated, behind-the-scenes effort between the studio (each HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery correct), the inventive staff (on this case, showrunner Lauren LeFranc and govt producer Reeves), and the solid (all of whom have busy schedules) to make something concrete occur. However studying between Reeves’ strains, it positive looks like an official announcement may merely be a matter of time.
That is fairly a journey for a present that Colin Farrell himself as soon as feared may’ve been cancelled earlier than it ever even received off the bottom. Whereas no one ever units out to make outright trash, it is laborious to consider that even HBO’s head honchos anticipated “The Penguin” garnering as a lot love because it has. A lot of that rests on the shoulders of Farrell, in fact, however how about Cristin Milioti’s Emmy-winning efficiency because the villainous (and villainess) Sofia? Whereas her return in “The Batman: Half II” would not look like within the playing cards as a consequence of timing, nothing theoretically precludes her as soon as once more reprising her position in a second season.
Sadly, followers should wait fairly a bit earlier than that ever turns into a actuality. “The Batman” sequel clearly takes priority and, after fairly a little bit of delays, is just scheduled to reach in theaters in 2027. Any subsequent season of “The Penguin” would essentially need to arrive afterwards, probably with loads of respiration room in between the 2 productions. For now, we’ll fortunately accept this replace on season 2.
“The Penguin” is at present streaming on HBO Max.
