Overview

• Robbie said Christina Hodson’s first draft positioned the Penguin as the antagonist before Matt Reeves told the team he planned to use the character in his Batman project.
• After the change, Birds of Prey cast Ewan McGregor as Black Mask for the film’s 2020 release.
• Robbie told Farrell she still has that early draft on her computer and offered to share it with him.
• Farrell went on to play Oswald “Oz” Cobblepot in The Batman (2022) and HBO’s The Penguin (2024), and he is expected to return in The Batman Part II scheduled for October 1, 2027.
• The revelation emerged as Robbie and Farrell promoted A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, where they noted they had never previously discussed their Gotham roles.