Overview
- In Variety’s Actors on Actors interview, DeVito admitted he “got all flushed” around co-star Michelle Pfeiffer, requesting “another pound of makeup” when Catwoman appeared on set
- He clarified that it was his character, Oswald Cobblepot, who was lustful toward Catwoman, not his personal feelings
- DeVito praised Batman Returns’ operatic elements—its music, sets and theatrical scope—as the highlight of his 66-day shoot
- He compared his Gothic take on the Penguin to Colin Farrell’s grittier version, calling Farrell’s transformation “a total transformation”
- DeVito said he would reprise the Penguin “in a second” if Tim Burton returns to direct another Batman film