Danny DeVito Says His Penguin In Batman Returns Was "Better" Than Colin Farrell's In The Batman
Danny DeVito thinks he was a "better" Penguin than Colin Farrell.
The 77-year-old actor portrayed the iconic villain — aka mobster Oswald 'Oz' Cobblepot — in 1992's Batman Returns opposite Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, while the In Bruges star took on the role in The Batman, going up against Robert Pattinson in the lead role.
While Danny acknowledged that Farrell is "terrific", The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star believed he did a better job with the character.
Danny revealed this in Vanity Fair's 'Lie Detector Test' video interview when his daughter Lucy showed him Farrell's photo and asked: "What about this Penguin?"
He replied: "Oh, Colin? I love Colin. He's a terrific guy. My Penguin was better.
"Was that the truth?"
After the person conducting the test confirmed Danny was telling the truth, Danny added, "It certainly was. In my opinion. It's my opinion. Good man, though. Colin's a good guy."
The Twins star was also asked who he felt the best Batman was.
He pointed to Keatonn's photo and said: "This is the Batman for me, yeah, Michael."
Farrell is set to reprise the role again in a standalone HBO Max series, but also admitted he'd jump at the chance to return for another movie with Pattinson and director Matt Reeves.
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Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the Thirteen Lives premiere last month, Farrell said of the prospect, "Oh my God, you kidding me?! It's so much fun, are you joking [with] me? I've been around the block man. That was an easy sport, I mean ... it was a joy.
"Matt's up to his b*******, you know, hovering over the keyboard and just planning the story because he's just so meticulous.
"He's so obsessive about what he does, but he's all over [HBO Max's] The Penguin [series] as well. I mean, he's not gonna direct it but he's all over the structure of the scripts and who's gonna direct them. And so, it's exciting."
The Batman is now streaming on HBO Go. Watch Danny Devito's 'Lie Detector' interview here:
— BANG SHOWBIZ
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