Since last year there was a lot of discussion about The Batman’s Penguin spinoff going R-Rated. Actor Colin Farrell who portrays the role of Penguin in the Batman series talked about the spin-off receiving a mature rating.
Now DC Studios itself has finally announced that the upcoming series The Penguin has earned the rating. It was reportedly expected since last year. The genre of the series is also confirmed and it will be a crime drama.
The Penguin series received a TV-MA rating
The Penguin series is set to release in 2024. Once again, Colin Farrell will reprise his role in the series. Reportedly, the series has been given the TV-MA rating which is equivalent to an R-rating. Many people weren’t shocked by this because there have been speculations about this subject since last year. Since this revelation is causing a stir online, some people responded by writing that they were excited about the series, while others said they wouldn’t be watching it.
Some people questioned how the series received the TV-MA rating if filming had not yet been completed. Several online users expressed their excitement to watch Farrell play Penguin.
Colin Farrell said it will be nice to explore violence in Batman Spinoff The Penguin
Last year in 2022, Farrell discussed why having an R rating for the upcoming Batman spinoff would be a good idea. The 47-year-old actor discussed his character in the movie The Batman. While talking about the spinoff, the Irish actor said that with the R-rated version, they will have a chance to explore the dark side. While talking about his character, the actor said,
“His ambition and his vulnerability, his humor. I mean it was just the tip of the iceberg in this film for me, but there were little moments in the scripts that Matt wrote, in relation to Oz, little bits of humor and awkwardness, as well. And his origin, you know why he is the man he is and all that stuff.
He further added,
If we get six to eight hours to do it, I just think the character could be endlessly fun and fascinating and brutal. I hear that we’re going to be allowed to kind of do an R-rated version, perhaps, which would be nice to explore the violence that could permit, perhaps, and the darkness that could allow us to explore. So, all of those things.”
The Batman received an MPAA rating before its release last year. Due to its violent and disturbing content, drug use, explicit language, and other explicit elements, it received a mature rating. Netizens are giving mixed reactions to the news of The Penguins receiving a TV-MA rating.
Source: Screen Rant; The Direct
