The Penguin series is gaining popularity. New photos from the set of The Batman spin-off reveal that John Cenatiempo has landed the role, opposite Farrell, and will be one of Gotham City’s gangsters. It has already been revealed that the cast will also include Cristin Milioti as Cobblepot’s main rival in the gang war – Sofia Falcone, John Turtorro as Carmine Falcone, Clancy Brown (Dexter: New Blood) as mob boss Salvatore Maroni and Rhenzy Feliz ( Runners ), and also Michael Kelly ( Man of Steel ), Shohreh Aghdashloo ( The Expanse ) and Deirdre O’Connell ( Daredevil ), whose roles are yet to be announced.
See the first photos of Canetiempo on the set.
Cenatiempo is an experienced actor with titles such as Lethal Weapon 3 , Fast 2 Furious , Bad Boys II, The Departed , American Gangster and Boardwalk Empire . He also played crime family crew member Tony “Black” Maffei in seven episodes of The Sopranos and Vincent Lamb in Magic City. Most recently, he appeared as a Gotham City police officer in DC and Warner Bros. Joker , and as mobster Nico “The Package” Bugliosi opposite Sylvester Stallone in the crime drama series Tulsa King .
Lauren LeFranc ( Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Impulse ) is the writer, executive producer, and show host for the series. It is currently filming in New York. Batman writer-director Matt Reeves and Dylan Clark are executive producers on the series.
The Penguin show is dark , but I ‘ve just been tasked with getting to know him with ease under makeup. It’s kind of give permission when you’re allowed to explore in a way that ‘s hard to give yourself when it’s just your face , you know ? So I’m very excited about it .
Farrell recently said in an interview for his Oscar – nominated film Banshees of Inisherin.
