Hollywood star Colin Farrell confirmed discussions about a potential second season of ‘The Penguin’ are underway, but cast doubt on whether they would culminate into anything meaningful.
Farrell, 49, who reprised his ‘The Batman’ role of Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobb in the HBO and DC Studios’ 2024 series, said its critical success and public demand had forced its makers to consider extending the ‘limited series’.
“Oh, I don’t know. I have a bit of a, generally speaking, I have a bit of a negativity bias. Apparently, I’ve been told by various people close to me. So I would say I would bet against, but not by much,” the actor told an entertainment news outlet.
The “powers that be” have been exploring storylines that could justify another season of the spinoff to Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’, the actor added.
He also revealed that ‘The Penguin’ ties directly into ‘The Batman Part II’, which will see actor Robert Pattinson return as the iconic superhero, Batman.
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“It conveniently worked that the death at the end of ‘The Batman’ and the devastation within Gotham opened up a power vacuum that then Oz could try and capitalise on,” Farrell said.
“That was perfect for the parallel eight hours that we had. And then ‘The Batman Part II’ will pick up, whatever, a few weeks after the show ended. But I kind of bet against, but not by a wide mark,” he added.
Directed by Reeves, ‘The Batman Part II’ is expected to begin filming next year with a scheduled release on October 1, 2027.
In a previous interview in September, Reeves had said he “would love to do more things” within his Batman universe, but emphasised that his current focus remains on ‘The Batman Part II’.
He added that talks about a possible second season of ‘The Penguin’ would resume once the sequel is in place.
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