Colin Farrell, if you didn’t know, doesn’t typically look how he does in The Penguin.
Matt Reeves’ Batman universe is far from a silly one, but apparently one source of inspiration for The Penguin’s look is on the sillier side.
In a recent interview with DiscussingFilm, The Penguin make-up designer Michael Marino shared that Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, of all things, is where some of the inspiration came from when designing the character.
It’s quite a funny film to draw from, especially when The Penguin has had a bit of a name change (from Oswald Cobblepot to Oz Cobb) to make sure The Batman felt more “grounded”, but I suppose it is more the look than the performance.