HBO Max has offered a silver lining to news of its scrapped The Batman prequel series: A different spinoff, starring Colin Farrell as the Penguin, has officially been ordered at the streamer.
The Penguin‘s series order comes just two days after Reeves revealed that HBO Max has shelved a potential The Batman prequel project, which was to serve as a “Year One” precursor to the Robert Pattinson film.
Tentatively titled The Penguin, the limited series will find Farrell reprising the villainous role he recently filled in Matt Reeves’ The Batman film.
Added Reeves, “Colin exploded off the screen as the Penguin in The Batman, and having the chance to thoroughly explore the inner life of that character on HBO Max is an absolute thrill.