Before, during and after The Penguin’s stellar run on HBO, the bulk of the conversation around Colin Farrell centered on how completely unrecognizable the actor was beneath all of his Oz Cobb prosthetics, while others were happy to focus on the character’s inherently evil nature. Not without provocation, either, since Oz was revealed to have committed one of the ultimate no-no crimes by setting up his brothers’ drowning deaths.
The Penguin’s near-perfect Season 1 finale truly upended any goodwill Oz built up via Victor’s tragic murder, Francis’ bed-ridden and catatonic prison, and his creepy Oedipal dancing with Eve Karlo. But should viewers have gone into that episode already condemning him for the deaths of brothers Jack and Benny? It depends on who you ask, since Farrell is of the belief that young Oz couldn’t have readily known how lethal his actions in the sewer tunnels would be.
Variety), Farrell addressed his personal views when it comes to Oz having locked his brothers away in a jealous fit during that big storm. In his words:
The Batman Part II, which is set to release in October 2027. With another TV season also potentially in the pipeline, Farrell’s crime lord may return outside of Matt Reeves’ feature films as well. Just don’t expect me to defend him or have any sympathy for him next time. Probably.