Colin Farrell has revealed his villain is only in two scenes in The Batman 2. The Penguin actor shared his involvement in the Matt Reeves-directed sequel, which he also called "dark" and "terrifying".
Speaking to ScreenRant, Farrell was asked if he'd been able to read the whole script yet for the upcoming DC movie. "Sure. Yeah, the whole thing," he replied. "We haven't gone to that place yet where somebody arrives with a titanium briefcase chained to their wrist and seven pages of only my scenes. I got to read from the first to last page, and it's really magnificent."
Farrell went on to add: "I just think Matt Reeves is brilliant and he wrote, not only tonally, a really kind of dark and at times terrifying piece, and not only psychologically weighty and nuanced, but really feeling. It's a really... There's moments in it. It's full of feeling. I just think he wrote kind of a contemporary genre masterpiece, really. I'm only in two scenes, which is great because it means I can enjoy the rest of the film. Honestly, man, it's so good. I'm so excited about it."
The last time we saw Farrell's Penguin was in his HBO Max spin-off show. That ended with Oz Cobb becoming the king of Gotham's underworld. He kills his assistant Vic, sends Sofia to Arkham Asylum, and the last shot sees him dancing in his apartment as the Bat-Signal shines behind him.
It'll be interesting to see how this plays out in The Batman 2, especially if Farrell has very few scenes. While plot details have not been revealed yet, we do know that the second movie will feature a new villain in Sebastian Stan's Harvey Dent. He's joining the cast alongside Scarlett Johansson and Charles Dance, appearing opposite Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne.
The Batman 2 releases on October 1, 2027. For more, check out our guides to upcoming DC movies and TV shows on the way.
