The Batman: Colin Farrell says script ‘doesn’t borrow’ from past adaptations

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Colin Farrell has praised the script for the forthcoming DC comics adaptation The Batman, saying it is unlike any previous Batman adaptation. In an interview with SFX magazine, Farrell said that the film would offer something “unique and new”, while retaining familiar elements of the Batman mythology. But it feels like a treatment and a version that I hadn’t seen before.” The actor praised the “incredible job” done by director Matt Reeves, as well as the ”devious” portrayal of the Penguin by DeVito, in 1992’s Batman Returns. For those reasons it’s really cool to be part of it.” The Batman is set to be released in October 2021.