The Batman star John Turturro has revealed why he didn't reprise his role as Gotham crime lord Carmine Falcone in the new HBO spin-off show The Penguin. "I did what I wanted to with the role," said Turturro in an interview with Variety.

The Batman was a fantastically dark and fresh take on the story of The Dark Knight, building a new Gotham with deep, rich characters, who we couldn’t wait to see explored further. While we will have two wait nearly two more years to see the main story continue in Part II ,

With The Penguin acting as the “bridge” to The Batman 2, one of its best characters may return in a major role in the sequel.

Turturro said he was okay with the violence in "The Batman" because it "happens off screen." John Turturro is game for gritty material, but he has to draw a line somewhere. "I did what I wanted to with the role,

The Penguin might be one of HBO ’s biggest hit of the year – but an actor who appeared in The Batman isn’t a fan. In the crime drama, an unrecognisable Colin Farrell reprises the role of Oz Cobb, which he originally played in Matt Reeves’s 2022 film The Batman,