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Colin Farrell Confirms Penguin Won’t Play a Big Part in The Batman 2

September 3, 2025 ·

Trevor Denning

Colin Farrell as the Penguin in The Penguin (2024), Max

Since the release of The Batman in 2022 and its spin-off, The Penguin on HBO Max, fans have speculated on the future of franchise and the character. Not Batman. He's a given, though James Gunn's parallel DC Universe seems in conflict with writer/director Matt Reeves' darker world. But how will Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb, aka: The Penguin, feature in The Batman 2?

Now we may have an idea, and it's not as prominently as we might have thought given the success of his solo show.

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Author: Trevor Denning

Trevor Denning’s work has appeared in The Banner, Upstream Reviews, and The Daily Caller, while his fiction is included in several anthologies from independent presses. A graduate of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Mich., he currently resides in the palm of Michigan’s mitten. Most days you’ll find him at home, working out in his basement gym, cooking, and doting on his cat. You can follow him on X, Criticless, and YouTube at @BookstorThor