Oswald Cobblepot (aka the Penguin) is only one of several iconic Gothamites set to appear in The Batman, but actor Colin Farrell assured fans that his take on the infamous crime lord will get plenty of focus.

Farrell explained that his take on Penguin will be no exception to the conflicted city the upcoming film looks to depict. "I think – from what I read – every single character in [director Matt Reeves'] Gotham is broken," Farrell said during an interview with Total Film magazine. "Every character has some internal fracture or struggle that is striving for repair in a variety of ways. Oz certainly has his share of ghosts."

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Farrell went on to discuss how the Penguin's appearance in the film came about through a collaborative design process by Reeves and makeup artist Mike Marino. "[Reeves] had a clear idea about the silhouette of the man," Farrell said of the Penguin. "But I gotta give massive props to the artistic brilliance of [Marino] who designed the face." The actor then described how excited he was not only by Penguin's design but by the opportunity to bring such a character to life, saying, "It felt like [Marino] created this amazing marionette and asked me to help inhabit/animate it. I’d no idea we were gonna travel this route. But once we agreed on it I got excited. Then I saw the design on a computer screen and I got more excited. Then we did a make-up test and I just felt so fortunate to be able to play in such a sandbox."

Reeves recently described Paul Dano's take on the Riddler, another member of the Dark Knight's rogues' gallery set to appear in The Batman, with the director revealing how this version of the Prince of Puzzlers was actually inspired by an infamous '60s Bay Area-based killer. "The premise of the movie is that the Riddler is kind of molded in an almost Zodiac Killer sort of mode," Reeves said, "and is killing very prominent figures in Gotham, and they are the pillars of society."

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Meanwhile, Catwoman actor Zoë Kravitz pulled back the curtain on the unique emotional transformation her take on the feline burglar will experience throughout the film. "We usually meet Catwoman, and it's either a very quick transformation -- an overnight thing -- or she's already there," Kravitz said. "And so to find the emotional journey that brings her to the place where she is making the choice to be this person, is what I'm really excited about."

The Batman hits theaters March 4.

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Source: Total Film magazine