Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman spoke out to MTV News that he is NOT playing The Penguin, he also admitted that he doesn’t think he would be a good Penguin.
Hoffman says he is also a huge fan of Chris Nolan’s flicks, he is also a huge fan of comic books and enjoys comic book adapted films.
The rumour of Hoffman playing the Penguin was started by Michael Caine who also brought up the rumour of Johnny Depp playing the Riddler.
More on it here:
I would also like to say that I wouldn’t quickly assume that the Riddler and the Penguin will be the next villains for the next flick. You never know who the next villains are. Christopher Nolan has never said anything about the next Batman flick, he didn’t even say if he was going to direct the next one or not, so don’t jump to conclusions on what the next villains will be ’cause that’s how these rumours start.
And on top of that, I don’t think Phillip Seymour Hoffman would be a good Penguin either. If Penguin is the next villain, who do I think should get the role?
Probably no one other than Jack Black. The Penguin is short and fat, and so is Jack Black. I’m also pretty sure that Jack can nail down the Penguin voice easily. I’m rooting for Jack for the Penguin.
Expect Johnny Depp to speak out on the rumours of him playing the Riddler as well.
Kev
K'Brocking 