The Penguin lands a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score that's higher than The Batman
Sep. 13, 2024The Penguin is the squawk of the town
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Word on the street in Gotham is that The Penguin is the new top dog – onRotten Tomatoes, anyway.
Our ownreview of The Penguinlauds one of the “best performances in Batman’s on-screen history” from Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, AKA The Hangman.
“Her charm as an actor will be unsurprising,” our deputy entertainment editor Fay Watson wrote. “But it’s the sheer brutality that she brings to her role that really takes everything up a notch.”
The Penguin reactionselsewhere are similarly effusive, with outlets calling it a “near-perfect mobster story” and a “spiritual sequel to The Sopranos.”
Despite the hype, expectations should be tempered in one respect: don’t expect Robert Pattinson’s Batman to swoop in and save the day.
“Rob is not going to be in the show,” The Batman director Matt Reevestold Total Film. “I’d rather take the Band-Aid off now. We did talk about all that but we felt the best way to do this was to go on a grand exploration of a guy grabbing for power in this moment.”
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The Penguin, also starring Rhenzy Feliz and Mark Strong, begins on HBO on September 19, with new episodes to follow weekly on Sundays.
For more, check out our guide on how to watchDC in order, plus a look ahead to all thenew superhero moviesflying your way very soon.
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