'The Penguin' trailer: Colin Farrell waxes poetic about gangster life

The next chapter in Matt Reeves' "Batman" saga premieres this fall on Max.
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Max has released its first trailer for The Penguin, the next chapter in director Matt Reeves' Batman saga. By the looks of it, the show is basically all about how Oz "the Penguin" Cobb (an unrecognizable Colin Farrell) wants a parade to celebrate him.

Yes, there's more to the trailer than that, including several moody shots of Gotham in flames. But for the most part, this trailer is a slow burn of Oz recalling a famed gangster from his childhood: Rex Calabrese. He was such a big deal in Oz's neighborhood that when he died — still holding a cigar, mind you — they threw a parade in his honor. As Oz tries to rise up in the ranks of Gotham's criminal underworld, it's clear he wants the same kind of gestures to remember him by.

The Penguin premieres on Max this fall.

A woman in a white sweater with shoulder-length brown hair.
Belen Edwards
Entertainment Reporter

Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association, as well as a Tomatometer-approved critic.


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