The Dark Knight Rises Official Oswald " The Penguin " Cobblepot thread

[ross2287]

Paul Giamatti, dammit!

 

[Superboy-Prime]

SB-P

 

[Riven]

I say David Suchet, the British actor most famous for playing Hercule Poirot...

 

[Bads316]

Gandolfini all the way!!!! Can just imagine him and Bats having an almighty fight.

 

[chaseter]

Gandolfini is too tall...wtf people!?

 

[cerealkiller182]

David Sucet FTW

 

[NinjaTurtleFan]

SB-P

Be a better Harvey Bullock. That Suchet guy below looks alot like Penguin wow. Him, Timothy Spall, and Hoskins I saw are the best picks to portray Pengy.

 

[The Batman]

bump

 

[66 Face]

Begging... pleading for Ian McShane (Deadwood).

 

[spideyman101]

Really the name Oswald Cobblepot should NEVER been seen or heard in Batman 3... Instead he should be known simply as "Penguin"

Similar to Gambol being known as Gambol... or the Chechen being known as "The Chechen"... Penguin should be called "The Penguin". He's a arms dealer for the mob as well as corrupt cops. Batman has to put a stop to him, so the mob stops getting weapons.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

theres so many actors that could pull off The Penguin, and do him very well, its a really hard decision to make I would say!

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

Really the name Oswald Cobblepot should NEVER been seen or heard in Batman 3... Instead he should be known simply as "Penguin"

Similar to Gambol being known as Gambol... or the Chechen being known as "The Chechen"... Penguin should be called "The Penguin". He's a arms dealer for the mob as well as corrupt cops. Batman has to put a stop to him, so the mob stops getting weapons.

I dont know how well that would work in Nolan's Gotham, sure The Joker was called "The Joker" but thats because he had no other names or aliases.

 

[Dark Knight]

One actor Bob Hoskins all the way! Nuff said...

Ian McShane comes in a close second though....

 

[Dark Knight]

Hoskins is born to play the Penguin...

edit

 

[Dark Knight]

Okay, assuming that Batman 3 features Two-Face tearing Gotham's underworld a new one, there's probably going to be more gangsters. Now if that's the case, IMO it'd be a fine opportunity to re-introduce one of Batman's classic rogues, but with a much classier makeover. I'm of course reffering to Oswald Cobblepot, AKA The Penguin. Instead of being some deranged freak who constantly attacks Batman using all manner of umbrella-based weapons, I think that they should portray him as being a more realistic gangster. He'd be a portly, stuck-up fellow who likes tuxes, bearing a vague resemblance to a penguin, hence the nickname. He's a villain who I think would fit very well into the Nolan-verse. I don't think he should be a major villain like Scarecrow or Ra's Al Ghul, but he could still have a presence in the movie, much like Carmine Falcone had in Batman Begins.

My personal casting suggestion:

Bob Hoskins

Discuss.

I agree 100%! He already has the physical look and chances are in Nolans world, there will be no need for over the top makeup. If anything just have him use the one removable eyeglass and give Hoskins an elongated cigarrete holder and that would be fine. Hoskins would bring that cockney brit accent which would be a nice addition to the Gotham underworld. Plus he would fit right in to with the cast in a supporting capacity as the seedy underground mob boss/club owner or arms dealer.

Hoskins was born to play Penguin!

 

[cerealkiller182]

David Suchet has all the same criteria as Bob Hoskins

 

[Live-ActionMan]

Batman Begins
Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard
Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow

The Dark Knight
Heath Ledger as The Joker
Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face

The Dark Knight Returns
David Tennant as Edward Nigma / The Riddler
Bob Hoskins as The Penguin

Other Villains
Marion Cotillard as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Scarlett Johansson as Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy
Javier Bardem as Bane
Patrick Stewart as Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze
Kristen Bell as Dr. Harleen Quinzelle / Harley Quinn
Vin Deisel as Killer Croc
Bill Murray as Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist

Well, I would say either Bob Hoskins or David Suchet. Well, let's get things straighten out from my head. I would say Bob Hoskins because he can play great, and he's got a sort of look like The Penguin. Also, I would say David Suchet as well because looking at his pictures, he really looks like The Penguin, and has a sinister look on his face. I notice that characters in the Batman Nolan trilogy that are villains have an extreme look and great acting skills. Great ideas, everyone.

 

[Nepenthes]

a really fat Mathew Broderick would be fairly amusing

 

[TheDarkJoker]

Hoskins is our first choice, but don't you all think he is too attached to similar roles? Like in Danny the dog, or as Super Mario Bros.

Ian McShane is a good pick. Would be great to see him as Cobblepot.
But again, we'll start making he same we did with Nicholson/Ledger.. in this case, with Danny De Vito.

So, my vote goes to McShane.. even if he starts with the multiple '*****ucker' thing from Deadwood!!!

 

[The Caped Knight]

SB-P

James Gandolfini as The Penguin I don't think so .

However as Detective Harvey Bullock , He's be prefect . Actor Robert Costanzo was the voice of Bullock in BATMAN : The animated series. James would do an Incredible job in the role .

 

[TheDarkJoker]

Gandolfini looks like a nice man. We need that look on his face, like Ledger had.
I prefer him as Bullock!

 

[The Caped Knight]

My choice for The penguin is Philip Seymour Hoffman he played a character very similar to what I could see The Penguin as in Nolan's world (An Arm's Dealer) in Mission Impossible III as Owen Davian .

Instead of making The Penguin physically deformed, sadistic, megalomaniacal monster like Burton did. Bring back The Classic version of The Penguin from the comics , BTAS & the 60's Batman by actor Burgess Meredith .

Where Oswald had the appearence of a penguin was because of his bird like nose . And dressing in the Penguin tuxedo .

Make no mistake I thought Danny DeVito was a great choice for The Penguin, He looked like the part and had Burton stuck with The Classic look & Characteristic of The Penguin, he would've been amazing . But because Burton made he gothic & Gross , I didn't like The Penguin in Batman Returns . Thankfully Bruce Timm got it right in Batman : The Animated series . He even based the look of The penguin from burton movie, all he did was add the classic look & Characteristic. Then in The Revamp in TNBA , The penguin looked like a normal man with a beak nose .

 

[The Caped Knight]

 

[Nepenthes]

I've never liked the Penguin origin. His mother made him carry an umbrella AND he loved birds!! it all makes perfect sense

Agreed on Phillip Hoffman in MI:III, he was scary. and he'd be a great template for the kind of crook Oswald is. what are some other good movie crooks?

 

[thedrizzle59]

Bob Hoskins all the way for this one! he is with out a doubt a perfect NOLAN penguin for batman3