Executive Producer Dylan Clark Calls Colin Farrell "The Most Incredible Actor" in 'The Penguin' | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Executive producer Dylan Clark details seeing Colin Farrell transform with prosthetics in 'The Penguin' and says, "the soul of Colin Farrell is dark and deep." Plus, he reveals why they ultimately chose not to include Batman in this series.

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00:00I've heard that there's been a lot of comparisons to The Sopranos recently.

00:04So what do you make of those kind of comparisons?

00:06I think HBO has a long list of great gangster shows.

00:09The Sopranos is one of them, of course.

00:11Wire, there's a ton of them.

00:15They've just been amazing.

00:17So to me, it's a way to do a gangster character

00:21at a place that's known for good gangster fare.

00:24But it really comes from the Batman movie

00:26and this great character that Oz and Matt created from the movie

00:30and that Lauren LaFranc detailed out in a limited series.

00:34Well, it's been incredible to see Colin Farrell transform into this role.

00:39What was it like seeing him back in this character?

00:42But also, what was your first thought when you first saw him kind of step into this character?

00:47I was amazed, of course, with the prosthetics,

00:48but I always see Colin behind the prosthetics.

00:51The way Mike's prosthetics work, you still see his facial movements,

00:55you still see his eyes.

00:56The soul of Colin Farrell is dark and deep

00:59and it broods out in amazing ways.

01:02He's just the most incredible actor.

01:04So he also has no prosthetics on his hands.

01:07So every time I get a little lost in the prosthetics,

01:10I look down at his hands and I go,

01:11oh, that's Colin Farrell.

01:13But it really is in his eyes.

01:14He gives such an amazing performance

01:16because he connects with those Colin Farrell eyes.

01:18Yeah, for sure.

01:19Well, we first see him, of course, in the Batman.

01:21Was there any thought or did you ever consider

01:24having the Batman make any sort of appearance in this

01:27when you were first kind of developing this story?

01:29Yeah, we always thought about that,

01:30but we really wanted to do a standalone series around Oz

01:34and then the characters that Lauren was writing,

01:36Sophia Falcone, Oz's mother, Francis, Vic.

01:40There were so many characters to explore

01:41that once we got deep into this run

01:45and these worlds and these arcs,

01:46it really wasn't meant for Batman.

01:48The movie's meant to see Bruce and Batman's point of view

01:52and these shows are about, you know,

01:54these marquee rogues gallery characters,

01:57their point of view.

01:58Kristen Milioti also really shines through in this.

02:01What makes her the perfect Sophia?

02:03Well, I think she's surprising.

02:04First, she knows this world very well.

02:07Gangsters, I tease her.

02:08She's from New Jersey.

02:09She must have some mob family connections deep down there.

02:12She felt very comfortable at the table doing tough talk.

02:16So that was one.

02:17But she's also just, what a hard worker.

02:19I mean, she just wanted to bring her A-game

02:22and she came prepared.

02:23And this is a really challenging part.

02:25It's physical, it's very psychological,

02:28and she's the one that goes toe-to-toe with Oz throughout.

02:31So it's really demanding.

02:33Also, we know that the Batman sequel

02:34has been delayed to 2026.

02:36Can you share where we are in the development process?

02:39Do we have scripts out?

02:40We'll be shooting next year.

02:41We're excited to be shooting

02:42and can't wait to get back to Leavesden

02:45with our English crew and get going.

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