An impressive transformation. Colin Farrell is the new performer of the role of the villain in the upcoming Batman. Among the many enemies that the superhero possesses across the world and history, Colin Farrell will play the penguin, aka Oswald Cobblepot. For this role previously played by Danny DeVito, in the 1992 version, Colin Farrell gained weight but also had to undergo many hours of makeup. A work of physical transformation that required the actor a lot of work in addition to the gestural and verbal interpretation, and that the fans have already been able to glimpse in the trailer for the film unveiled on Sunday.
His predecessor is convinced: Colin Farrell will be perfect in this role, especially because he is used to physical transformations. For The Lobster, he had agreed to gain 21 kilos. “He’s going to be great because he’s a great actor,” he told our colleagues from Collider, reported by Télé-Loisirs. And when Colin Farrell is asked if it has been difficult to get involved in such a project … Like many, the universe of Batman and the villains he faces represents a real fantasy for an actor. “Being part of this universe … There are certain words that are part of my internal lexicon: Gotham City, Penguin, Joker, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent, all of those things,” he told GMA News Online.
So it was with the envy of a fan that he made up himself heavily to slip into the skin of this villain: “The creation of this one, the aesthetics of the character, was fun and I am really very excited to come back and explore it ”, he added before specifying that nevertheless his role would remain secondary:“ I don’t have much to do. But there are some tasty scenes ”. All the more tasty since this is the first time that Colin Farrell has participated in such an opus: “It’s something that I haven’t had the opportunity to explore before.” The film is slated for release in early October 2021.
For those who do not know Colin Farrel, it is his mother who pushes him from an early age towards the artistic world, forcing him to take dance lessons. He then looked for himself during his adolescence between a sports career, a singing career and an acting career. But to follow in the footsteps of his idol Al Pacino, Colin Farrell entered a drama school in Dublin, Ireland, and appeared at the age of 20 in English series, then some films. The true artistic godfather of Colin Farrell is however called Joel Schumacher. The director gives him the role of Bozz, a fiery young Texan in “Tigerland”, and therefore explodes his career. Not hesitating to play in the simplest device, Colin Farrell also offers a good performance that allows him to be quickly spotted by the greatest. Steven Spielberg thus gives him the role of a seasoned cop, determined to stop Tom Cruise in Minority Report and plays opposite Bruce Willis (Mission Evasion) or his idol Al Pacino (The Recruit). The personalities of the profession praise his professionalism and the critics congratulate his dense game: Colin Farrell falls straight into the category of young talented actors on whom Hollywood must rely.
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