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Yes, That Really is Colin Farrell as Penguin in ‘The Batman’ Trailer
It’s kind of incredible how much footage was on display in this past weekend’s official teaser trailer for The Batman out of DC FanDome, because as director Matt Reeves explained during the movie’s panel, only 25% of the film has actually been shot at this point. Production was halted due to the pandemic, so it’s a miracle we even have a trailer right now.
The FanDome teaser gave us a bunch of footage of Robert Pattinson‘s Batman/Bruce Wayne and even our first glimpse at Colin Farrell as the Penguin, though we honestly didn’t even notice the latter appearance until it was pointed out to us. That’s because Farrell is completely unrecognizable in the film, transformed into the DC villain with classic practical makeup.
As Heather Wixson explained over the weekend, Dick Smith protégée Michael Marino transformed Farrell for the movie, which Marino himself – in case you still had any doubts – confirmed on his official Instagram account last night. While many didn’t believe it, the makeup artist lets us know that yes, that really is Colin Farrell underneath all those prosthetics.
At a time when superhero movies are dominated by CG effects, it sure is nice to see practical work shining bright in The Batman. Good old fashioned movie magic, folks. Can’t beat it.
Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman is currently set for release on October 1st, 2021.
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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