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Colin Farrell wanted 'The Penguin' to be over: "I never want to put that fucking suit and that fucking head on again"

'The Batman 2' is set to be released next year

He continued: “I tried to remind them that I had ‘grumpy gratitude.’ I was still grateful, and still honoured – I grew up watching Burgess Meredith [who played the role in the ’60s TV series], and then Danny DeVito[in Tim Burton ’s 1992 film Batman Returns] was my Penguin – so being a part of the lineage of that storytelling, I really did feel privileged. Farrell explained that he needed a break from the role and taking up it again for another series would be in part up to showrunner Lauren LeFranc. No film five minutes shy of three hours can avoid dragging occasionally, and there’s a lot of leads to chase down and clues to unravel in this case.

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