The Penguin

2024 - 9 - 20

Pingviinit ja Gangsterit: Uusi HBO-sarja, joka hurmaa!

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HBO:n 'The Penguin' yhdistää gangsteriteemat ja upean näyttelijätyön – tiedätkö, mitä tapahtui Gothamissa?

HBO:n uusi sarja 'The Penguin' on noussut suurta huomiota. Sarja ei kuitenkaan seuraa perinteisiä supersankarihahmoja, vaan tarjoaa katsojilleen puhdasta gangsteridraamaa. Kolin Farrell esittää Oswald Cobbbia, joka navigoi Gotham Cityn rikollisessa alamaailmassa Riddlerin kaaoksen jälkeen. Kun Gothamissa tapahtuu vallan tyhjentyminen, Cobbin mahdollisuus nousta esiin herää henkiin. Tämä voimakkaasti kirjoitettu tarina houkuttelee seuraamaan, miten Cobbin hahmo kehittyy ja tarina syvenee jaksojen myötä.

Sarjan suunnittelija Kalina Ivanov tuo kekseliäät visuaaliset elementit Gotham Cityyn ja luo tunnelman, joka vie katsojan 1970-luvun maailmaan. Hänen aikaisemmat työnsä, kuten 'Silence of the Lambs' ja 'Lovecraft Country', ovat antaneet hänelle arvokasta kokemusta, joka näkyy vahvasti myös tässä sarjassa. Hän haluaa, että katsojat tuntevat itsensä osaksi Gothamia ja sen monimutkaista sosiaalista kudosta, joka on täynnä hämäriä salaisuuksia.

Ohjaaja Craig Zobel on myös nostanut esiin sarjan kehityksen - hän myöntää, että fanikirjeet Matt Reevesille saattavat olla alkusysäys hänen työlleen tämän projektin parissa. Zobelin ainutlaatuinen lähestymistapa luo sarjaan syvyyttä ja inhimillisyyttä, joita katsojat voivat yllättyä löytävänsä osana tummempaa supersankari-universumia. Farrellin roolisuoritus on saanut paljon huomiota, mutta sarjan tempo voi toisinaan olla hidasta.

Jaksossa on myös paljon huvittavia viittauksia ja Easter egg -nämä yksityiskohdat tekevät katseluelämyksestä ainutlaatuisen. Gothamin tumma, rikollinen maailma tarjoaa kiinnostavia käänteitä, jotka muistuttavat enemmänkin dramaattisia rikoselokuvia kuin perinteistä supersankaritarinaa. Yksityiskohtia, kuten QR-koodit ja viittaukset Riddleriin, luovat jännitystä ja pitävät katsojat valppaina, kun he pohtivat, mitä seuraavaksi tapahtuu.

Mielenkiintoista on myös se, että sarjan visuaaliset tehosteet ovat saaneet vahvan tukensa Skotlannista, sillä Screen Scotland -aloite on houkutellut lisää projekteja ja vahvistanut paikallista elokuvateollisuutta. Tämä takaa, että 'The Penguin' ei ole vain uusi syvän luonteenomainen draama, vaan myös askel kohti entistä haasteellista elokuvatuotantoa Pohjoismaissa. Kun GOT75-kyyrylähteet yhdistyvät kaoottisten gangsterien elämään, ei ole epäilystäkään siitä, että 'The Penguin' on täällä jäädäkseen.

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Yes, HBO's 'The Penguin' Is As Good As Reviews Say (Forbes)

The Penguin is far removed from anything resembling actual superheroism, a pure mob drama that deals with the aftermath of the events of Riddler flooding ...

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HBO's Batman Spinoff Isn't Fooling Anyone (Slate Magazine)

HBO's Batman spinoff is a gangster show by another name. By Joshua Rivera. Sept 20, 20245:45 AM.

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The Designer of HBO's The Penguin on designing Gotham (Curbed)

Kalina Ivanov storyboarded Silence of the Lambs and designed the world of Lovecraft Country. For HBO's The Penguin, she drew on her own life in 1970s New ...

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'The Penguin' Director Craig Zobel Wrote a Fan Letter to Matt ... (Hollywood Reporter)

The Penguin director Craig Zobel breaks down his journey on the show, which may (or may not) have begun when he wrote a fan email to Matt Reeves.

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The Penguin Episode 1 Review – "After Hours" (IGN Africa)

News broadcasts talk of a power vacuum in Gotham's organized crime scene, opening up a narrow window of opportunity that Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell) will have ...

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The Penguin review: Colin Farrell's powerhouse performance is the ... (The Irish Times)

Television review: As a showcase for Colin Farrell, the series has its charms but The Penguin is hugely uneven and often extremely slow as a moribund script ...

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'The Penguin' Episode 1 Easter Egg Breakdown (ScreenCrush)

Unlike the version of the Penguin from Batman Returns and many DC comics, Farrell's “Oz Cobb” is not a dapper dude with flippers, but a working-class hustler ...

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The Penguin's QR Code Explained & What The Secret Riddler ... (Screen Rant)

The Batman's ending might have seen The Riddler sent to Arkham, but an Easter egg in The Penguin suggests his reign of terror isn't over for Gotham.

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Scottish VFX specialist secures HBO Max's The Penguin - Prolific ... (Prolific North)

A new Screen Scotland initiative to promote Scottish post production and VFX studios has delivered its first major project.

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'The Penguin' | Episode 1 Review (ABC 4)

The Penguin ; Where to Watch: ; Created By: Lauren LeFranc ; Starring: Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz ; Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy. Rated TV-MA. All ...

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The Penguin release schedule: When is episode 2 out in the UK? (Radio Times)

When will fans get to return to Gotham, in the second episode of The Penguin? Here's the full UK release schedule for the series on Sky Atlantic.

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New Post-Production/Visual Effects support further strengthens ... (Screen Scotland)

A new Screen Scotland fund to help Scottish companies to attract film and tv post-production and VFX projects to Scotland has secured blockbuster projects, ...

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The Designer of HBO's The Penguin On Designing Gotham (Curbed)

Kalina Ivanov storyboarded 'Silence of the Lambs' and designed the world of Lovecraft Country. For HBO's The Penguin, she drew on her own life in 1970s New ...

'The Penguin' is a darkly engrossing entry into the Batman cannon (Iowa Public Radio)

With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the ...

'The Penguin' is a darkly engrossing entry into the Batman cannon (NPR)

With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the ...

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'The Penguin' Review: The Dark Blight (The New York Times)

The HBO series starring an unrecognizable Colin Farrell is further proof that there is no fun in the Batman universe.

'The Penguin' is a darkly engrossing entry into the Batman cannon (KLCC FM Public Radio)

With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the ...

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New series 'The Penguin' reimagines the classic 'Batman' villain (Deseret News)

“The Penguin”, a show centering on the DC character Penguin, premiered Thursday. The new limited series from HBO stars Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb, ...

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The Penguin review – Colin Farrell deserves all the awards for this ... (The Guardian)

It's slick, fast – and doesn't feature the caped crusader once. The Irish actor is a revelation in a series that's so twisty it leaves you breathless.

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What the QR Code In the 1st Episode of 'The Penguin' Leads To (Today.com)

'The Penguin' premiere features a blink-and-you-miss-it shot of a QR code that actually scanned, leading viewers to a "Batman" Easter egg.

'The Penguin' is a darkly engrossing entry into the Batman cannon (KUAR)

With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the ...

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'The Penguin' Review: Gotham Gangster Goodness With A ... (Forbes)

The first episode of The Penguin really sets the tone: This isn't really a Batman show, it's a Gotham gangster series. This is The Sopranos with DC ...

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the penguin: The Penguin Episode 2: Release Date, Time, Where to ... (Economic Times)

The Penguin Episode 2 will premiere on HBO on Sunday, September 29. The series has eight episodes, airing weekly on Sundays. The story focuses on the rise ...

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The Penguin Soundtrack Guide: Every Song In Episode 1 (Screen Rant)

The Penguin episode 1 boasts a thrilling soundtrack that perfectly reflects the narrative and foreshadows some key events in The Batman spin-off.

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