Batman actor John Turturro gives a new reason to refuse to come back as Carmine Falcone for Le Penguin
John Turturro played merciless Gotham City Mob Boss Carmine Falcone BatmanBut he did not resume the role of HBO The penguin Spin-off series, with Mark Strong taking over as a younger version of the character.
The showrunner Lauren Lefranc said that the decision to recondisse the role was simply a time conflict when he was asked about the change during an interview in 2024.
“Well, practically, John was not available for us. He had schedule conflicts, and we could not make him work, but honestly, I am so delighted that we brought Mark Fort. I think he is really good. Even if, maybe at the beginning when you meet him for the first time, you could think,` `oh. Different,” She added. “It’s very specific, and I hope that at the end of this episode, you just think:” It’s Carmine Falcone “, and you are engaged in what Mark brings it.”
Turturro, however, offered a very different explanation. While the actor could have engaged in another project when the show was running, he later revealed the real reason for which he refused to return as Falcone for The penguin
“I did what I wanted with the role”, He said Variety. “In the show, there was a lot of violence towards women, and it’s not my thing. It happens out of screen [in The Batman]”” He added. “It’s more frightening that way.”
Turturro’s comments have raised a few eyebrows because violence against women does not happen everything Batman – Far from it. On the one hand, Falcone brutally attacks his own daughter (Zoe Kravitz) towards the end of the film, and almost succeeded in suffocating her to death.
In any case, Turturro has now given a slightly different reason for his decision to move away from this role.
“I had already done it … I really felt good to do the Batman, and I did not know if I wanted to continue to be in another series. I like to enter, do my thing, then leave,” He said during an appearance on the Podcast Happy Sad Confused.
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The penguin Also stars Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nadia Maroni), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroni), James Madio (Milos Grapa), Scott Cohen (Luca Falcone), Michael Zegen (Alberto Falcone) Ejogo (Eve Karlo), and Theo Rossi (Dr Julian Rush).
The dramatic series of eight episodes DC Studios continues Batman Epic Crime Saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves started with the world blockbuster of Warner Bros Pictures The Batman, and focuses on the character played by Farrell in the film.
The series is produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren Lefranc, who writes and serves as a showrunner, Craig Zobel, who directs the first three episodes, and Bill Carraro. Based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, the show is produced by the 6th & Idaho productions productions of Reeves and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Reeves and 6th & Idaho are under a global agreement. Daniel Pipski is also an executive producer.
