On day two of shooting “ The Penguin ” Colin Farrell , dressed in his full prosthetic makeup and body suit of his character Oswald “Oz” Cobb, aka the Penguin , turned to executive producer Dylan Clark and asked how many shooting days were left. According to the actor, Clark was mildly concerned: Was the reality just starting to set in for the actor that it would be far more physically demanding and time-consuming to transform into the Penguin as the star of an eight-episode television series than it was to play a supporting role in “The Batman” movie? Farrell would still have 80-plus shooting days remaining, in which he would have to go through the daily routine of being turned into the Penguin. “It was an undertaking, man.
It took a year,” said Farrell, referring to how production was paused due to the IATSE and teamster strike. “I had a tent that had three industrial air conditioners, that were outside the tent pumping air in. It was freezing in there.
” That is not an exagerration. According to prosthetic makeup designer and executive producer Mike Machino, Farrell was sweating so much, regardless of the weather, from the weight of the body suit and prosthetics glued to his face, he would need to retreat to near freezing temperatures to both stay comfortable, but also protect Marino’s work. “And not to be glib about the consequences of the strike on so many families and so many professionals and artisans within our business, and the crew particularly.