Photo: getty (2)Danny DeVitocould be sparking a villain-on-villain celebrity feud.The Golden Globe winner, 77, claimed his title as the one true Penguin as he gave his honest opinion ofColin Farrell’s performance in the same role while taking a lie detector test forVanity Fairwith his daughterLucy DeVito.“Oh, Colin? I love Colin. He’s a terrific guy. My Penguin was better,” he said in a matter-of-fact way.“Was that the truth?” Danny asked as the woman administering the test confirmed. He added: “It certainly was. In my opinion. It’s my opinion. Good man though, Colin’s a good guy.“He gave a memorable performance as the villainousPenguin(a.k.a. Oswald Cobblepot) in 1992’sBatman Returns, oppositeMichael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne. Farrell, 46, took on a darker version of the role this year inThe Batman, which starredRobert Pattinsonas the titular caped crusader.Colin Farrell as The Penguin.Warner Bros. PicturesFarrell, whowas attached to the filmsince early 2020, underwent such a dramatic transformation for the part that his costarJeffrey Wright(who played James Gordon)didn’t recognize himwhen he was in full hair, makeup and wardrobe.“Colin walked on to set one day and I walked right passed him,” Wright, 56, said on SiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Showin 2020. “I was like, ‘Okay, hey dude what’s happening? Where’s Colin? Are we going to shoot?’ It was, it’s pretty remarkable.“The Irish actor attempted to keep some elements of the original character,pushing for him to hold a cigarin the movie. “Big studios make big decisions around such things as the presence of cigarettes in films,” he said on the YouTube seriesJake’s Takesin February.RELATED VIDEO: Danny Devito Talks ‘Dumbo’ and His Love for the Dark Side of Disney FilmsFarrell added, “I fought valiantly for a cigar. I even at one stage said, ‘I can have it unlit! Just let me have it unlit.’ They were like, ‘No.’ [As if] a bunch of 12-year-olds are going to start smoking Cuban cigars because [of The Penguin].“Danny and Farrell previously appeared together in Disney’s 2019 live-action adaptation ofDumbo.Danny and Lucy DeVito voice characters in the animated seriesLittle Demon, airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on FXX.
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Danny DeVitocould be sparking a villain-on-villain celebrity feud.The Golden Globe winner, 77, claimed his title as the one true Penguin as he gave his honest opinion ofColin Farrell’s performance in the same role while taking a lie detector test forVanity Fairwith his daughterLucy DeVito.“Oh, Colin? I love Colin. He’s a terrific guy. My Penguin was better,” he said in a matter-of-fact way.“Was that the truth?” Danny asked as the woman administering the test confirmed. He added: “It certainly was. In my opinion. It’s my opinion. Good man though, Colin’s a good guy.“He gave a memorable performance as the villainousPenguin(a.k.a. Oswald Cobblepot) in 1992’sBatman Returns, oppositeMichael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne. Farrell, 46, took on a darker version of the role this year inThe Batman, which starredRobert Pattinsonas the titular caped crusader.Colin Farrell as The Penguin.Warner Bros. PicturesFarrell, whowas attached to the filmsince early 2020, underwent such a dramatic transformation for the part that his costarJeffrey Wright(who played James Gordon)didn’t recognize himwhen he was in full hair, makeup and wardrobe.“Colin walked on to set one day and I walked right passed him,” Wright, 56, said on SiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Showin 2020. “I was like, ‘Okay, hey dude what’s happening? Where’s Colin? Are we going to shoot?’ It was, it’s pretty remarkable.“The Irish actor attempted to keep some elements of the original character,pushing for him to hold a cigarin the movie. “Big studios make big decisions around such things as the presence of cigarettes in films,” he said on the YouTube seriesJake’s Takesin February.RELATED VIDEO: Danny Devito Talks ‘Dumbo’ and His Love for the Dark Side of Disney FilmsFarrell added, “I fought valiantly for a cigar. I even at one stage said, ‘I can have it unlit! Just let me have it unlit.’ They were like, ‘No.’ [As if] a bunch of 12-year-olds are going to start smoking Cuban cigars because [of The Penguin].“Danny and Farrell previously appeared together in Disney’s 2019 live-action adaptation ofDumbo.Danny and Lucy DeVito voice characters in the animated seriesLittle Demon, airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on FXX.
Danny DeVitocould be sparking a villain-on-villain celebrity feud.
The Golden Globe winner, 77, claimed his title as the one true Penguin as he gave his honest opinion ofColin Farrell’s performance in the same role while taking a lie detector test forVanity Fairwith his daughterLucy DeVito.
“Oh, Colin? I love Colin. He’s a terrific guy. My Penguin was better,” he said in a matter-of-fact way.
“Was that the truth?” Danny asked as the woman administering the test confirmed. He added: “It certainly was. In my opinion. It’s my opinion. Good man though, Colin’s a good guy.”
He gave a memorable performance as the villainousPenguin(a.k.a. Oswald Cobblepot) in 1992’sBatman Returns, oppositeMichael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne. Farrell, 46, took on a darker version of the role this year inThe Batman, which starredRobert Pattinsonas the titular caped crusader.
Colin Farrell as The Penguin.Warner Bros. Pictures
Farrell, whowas attached to the filmsince early 2020, underwent such a dramatic transformation for the part that his costarJeffrey Wright(who played James Gordon)didn’t recognize himwhen he was in full hair, makeup and wardrobe.
“Colin walked on to set one day and I walked right passed him,” Wright, 56, said on SiriusXM’sThe Jess Cagle Showin 2020. “I was like, ‘Okay, hey dude what’s happening? Where’s Colin? Are we going to shoot?’ It was, it’s pretty remarkable.”
The Irish actor attempted to keep some elements of the original character,pushing for him to hold a cigarin the movie. “Big studios make big decisions around such things as the presence of cigarettes in films,” he said on the YouTube seriesJake’s Takesin February.
RELATED VIDEO: Danny Devito Talks ‘Dumbo’ and His Love for the Dark Side of Disney Films
Farrell added, “I fought valiantly for a cigar. I even at one stage said, ‘I can have it unlit! Just let me have it unlit.’ They were like, ‘No.’ [As if] a bunch of 12-year-olds are going to start smoking Cuban cigars because [of The Penguin].”
Danny and Farrell previously appeared together in Disney’s 2019 live-action adaptation ofDumbo.
Danny and Lucy DeVito voice characters in the animated seriesLittle Demon, airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on FXX.
source: people.com
