THE BATMAN trailer made its debut at DC FanDome over the weekend and it was met with intense enthusiasm from fans who were able to get a more definitive look at what director Matt Reeves will be bringing to the table for this latest incarnation of The Dark Knight. Some fans were concerned about the casting of Robert Pattinson but that seemed to be put to rest after the trailer release on Saturday. We caught glimpses of over key performers in the film including Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman and Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon but upon my first viewing, I kept wondering where was Colin Farrell, the popular actor tasked to play The Penguin in the film. Did I blink and miss him? Turns out I didn't blink and miss him but he just appeared virtually unrecognizable in makeup to give him a distinctive look. Thanks to fan reaction on Twitter, it turns out he didn't look unrecognizable at all but the person he did look like has made some fans jokingly wonder why that particular actor wasn't chosen to the play the role.
Soon after the trailer dropped, fans began going to Twitter saying that Colin Farrell's Penguin looks exactly like the actor, Richard Kind. In case you're unaware of who he is, Kind has been steadily working in TV and film for years with roles on Spin City, Mad About You, The Goldbergs, Glee, Curb Your Enthusiasm, ARGO, BOMBSHELL and even the Batman adjacent series, Gotham. I'm not going to lie, once the resemblance was pointed out to me it was hard to unsee and now fans are wondering why didn't they just cut out the middle man of applying makeup to Farrell and just cast Kind instead. You can check out some of the Twitter reactions below:
Of course, this is all fun and games but the resemblance is a bit uncanny. If anything I hope this allows Richard Kind to trend on Twitter because I'd say he deserves it. As for Farrell, even though he does look like Kind in the trailer, it's actually a testament of how good the makeup is because I don't see a hint of Colin Farrell in that visual at all. Just makes you look forward to what other surprises THE BATMAN has in store for us.
Do YOU see the Richard Kind resemblance? Should he have gotten a shot to play The Penguin? THE BATMAN hits screens on October 1, 2021.