He’s not having it. John Turturro, who was in the 2022 movie “The Batman,” said that he opted out of reprising his role in the HBO spinoff series “The Penguin.” “I did what I wanted to ...

John Turturro declined to return as mobster Carmine Falcone in "The Penguin." He said it was because the TV series featured "violence against women." Turturro's character in "The Batman" murdered ...

John Turturro says he didn’t reprise his role as Carmine Falcone in The Penguin because the series contains too much “violence towards women.” Turturro played the villainous Carmine Falcone ...

John Turturro had a good reason not to reprise his “Batman” role in HBO’s spinoff series “The Penguin.” The Emmy Award-winning actor says he turned down the chance to return to the role ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link John Turturro declined to reprise his role as mobster Carmine Falcone in "The Penguin" because the show featured "violence against women." ...

Fans accustomed to seeing John Turturro portray Carmine Falcone in Matt Reeves's The Batman were surprised when they learned he would not appear in the recently released The Penguin series on HBO.

While speaking with IGN, The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc previously said that Turturro didn't return because of a scheduling conflict. "John was just unavailable to us," said LeFranc.

John Turturro played Carmine Falcone, one of the biggest criminals in Gotham City. But the performer didn't step back into the role for the spin-off. Instead, Mark Strong took on the challenge of ...

John Turturro as Carmine Falcone in Matt Reeves' The Batman. Image: Warner Bros. HBO’s The Penguin has a ton of connections to Matt Reeves’ The Batman, but one is proving more interesting than ...

“The Penguin” showrunner Lauren LeFranc “completely respects” John Turturro’s choice not to reprise the role of Carmine Calcone in “The Batman” spinoff series because of violence. Turturro, who played ...