Actor Colin Farrell, who is set to portray Oswald Cobblepot/the Penguin in Matt Reeves' The Batman, was recently seen with a copy of the book Batman by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato.Shared by the Twitter account Colin Farrell Updates, a series of images showed the actor walking with a handful of books. "Colin bought several new books from a bookstore in Studio City on Monday," read the tweet accompanying the images. "The red one's title is 'Batman.' Mr. Cobblepot is doing some research!"
The book in question collects a series run of Detective Comics that was written by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato with art by Manapul. It is a deluxe edition that features Manapul and Buccellato's ten-issue Detective Comics run as well as Batman: Detective Comics: End Game #1, Detective Comics Annual #1 and Batman: Detective Comics: Future's End #1.
It's worth noting that Oswald Cobblepot doesn't actually appear in the book being held by Farrell; however, the Gotham City Police Department does play a prominent role. If Farrell is indeed using this book for research, then it could mean he will play a part in HBO's upcoming The Batman series by Matt Reeves, which will center around the GCPD.
Directed and co-written by Matt Reeves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Jayme Lawson and Peter Sarsgaard. The film arrives in theaters on Oct. 1, 2021.