Colin Farrell's transformation into 'The Penguin' stuns co-stars

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) When Colin Farrell looked in the mirror after donning prosthetic makeup for his role as the title character in the Max series The Penguin, he could no longer recognize himself...

I looked in the mirror, and I saw something looking back that was not me, the Irish actor said.. Farrell added that, except for his hands, every part of his body was transformed by The Penguin designer Mike Marino...

The crime drama series is based on the popular DC Comics villain named Penguin and serving as a spinoff of the 2022 film The Batman, which Farrell also starred in as the Penguin..

Along with the The Banshees of Inisherin actor, the series stars Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, heiress of a mob family, and Rhenzy Feliz as Victor Aguilar, a teenager who becomes the Penguins driver.. Sofia comes from such astronomical wealth, and Victor and Oz come from the rough, poor, side of the city, Milioti said of the main characters...

You know its Colin doing the thing, but then its like a magic trick going on because your brains telling you that it looks like Oz, but your brain knows that its Colin, Feliz said.. Milioti also found herself impressed by the makeup used in the show...

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