Penguin Actor Colin Farrell Reveals His Favorite Batman Actors: "I Have A Soft Spot For Michael Keaton"

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Colin Farrell's favorite Batman performance is Heath Ledger as the Joker, showing respect for multiple portrayals of the character.
Farrell also has a soft spot for Danny DeVito's Penguin and Michael Keaton's Batman, influenced by nostalgia for Tim Burton's movies.
His upcoming role in The Penguin series will add to the long history of live-action Batman interpretations, showcasing his deep connection to the character.

In a recent interview, The Penguin star Colin Farrell was asked about his upcoming DC show and to reflect on other versions of Batman stories, causing him to reveal his favorite versions of the characters. Farrell is the fourth actor to play Penguin in live-action. He will be reprising his role from The Batman in the upcoming standalone series The Penguin which follows the film's events.
When asked about his favorite performances in Batman movies by Movie Web, Farrell immediately went to Heath Ledger's Joker as one of his favorite performances. He then clarified that he has enjoyed quite a few Batman performances, going back as far as the original Batman show from the 1960s. Farrell's comments can be read below:

"My favorite Batman actors or movie. I mean, Heath. Heath takes it, you know. I mean, I don't want to sit on the fence, but I've enjoyed so many of them. I love Jack [Nicholson] as well as the Joker. And these characters of lore are so well-designed initially that they just withstand. It was like, Christian Bale was asked a question, I saw once, about the new Batman that was coming and about Robert [Pattinson] playing Batman, and Christian said something along the lines of, and I paraphrase, that these characters, they survive, and they invite multiple interpretations."

While Heath Ledger may have been the first to come to Farrell's mind, it is clear he has a lot of respect for many of the actors who have played Batman and his supporting characters.
Farrell went on to discuss previous live-action versions of the Penguin and confirm his love for Tim Burton's Batman movies. Farrell also mentioned that his nostalgia for these movies influences his opinions on the characters, saying:

"And I love Danny [DeVito] of course, as the Penguin. I grew up watching Tim Burton's films, but I go back with the show as well, to Adam West and Burgess Meredith, the first Penguin I ever saw. You know, there are so many of them, who my favorite is, I don't know. I have a soft spot for Michael Keaton because I was like, maybe 10 or 11 or 12 when I saw that, and I was just obsessed with it, you know?"

It's clear that Farrell is intimately familiar with many different live-action interpretations of Batman. It also makes sense that he would gravitate toward the movies he saw as a kid since they likely sparked his interest in the character in the first place.

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