The Penguin: Batman’s Falcone actor criticises HBO spin-off show

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. Carmine was played by John Turturro in The Batman, and the character shows up in flashback form in The Penguin – however, Turturro has been replaced by Mark Strong, It was previously unknown why the character was recast, but Turturro has now said he turned down the chance to return in the spin-off series as “there was a lot of violence towards women, and that’s not my thing”. The actor added: “I did what I wanted to with the role.” ‘The Batman’ star John Turturro turned down the chance to return as Carmine Falcone in ‘The Penguin’ Turturro also suggested his role in the second season of Severance, which starts in January, might be coming to an end. Severance follows employees of a shady biotech company called Lumon that “severs” its employees’ memories using a medical procedure, dividing their work and home lives completely in a daring experiment to find a work-life balance. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free While praising showrunner Ben Stiller, the actor said: “I didn’t like being in that office – the light there drove me insane.