Colin Farrell was so unrecognisable as The Penguin his Batman co-stars didn’t know he’d arrived on set

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Colin Farrell wore so much prosthetic make-up on the set of The Batman that his co-star Jeffrey Wright didn’t recognise him when he appeared on the set. Speaking to US radio station Sirius XM, actor Jeffrey Wright, who plays Commissioner Gordon in the film, said that he didn’t recognise Farrell while they were first working together. Are we going to shoot?’ It was pretty remarkable.” Farrell’s transformation was confirmed on 24 August by The Batman’s lead make-up artist Mike Marino, who shared a picture of the actor dressed as The Penguin on his Instagram. Colin Farrell in his Penguin make-up in ‘The Batman’, and at a 2019 premiere Danny DeVito, who played The Penguin in 1992’s Batman Returns, said in August that he was excited to see Farrell’s interpretation of the character.