Colin Farrell Reveals His Favorite Batman of All Time

When a beloved fictional character is brought to life by various actors, it often gets confusing to choose the best. But of course, if there are options, there will be a most preferred choice among them for sure. At least actor Colin Farrell is certain about his choice when it comes to choosing his favorite cinematic Batman. 

Farrell, who played Penguin in the 2022 superhero film The Batman alongside Robert Pattinson (who played Bruce Wayne/ Batman), recently shared about his favorite Batman, but it’s not from the film he starred in. 

Speaking MovieWeb to promote his Apple TV+ series, Sugar, Farrell shared his favorite Batman actors, beginning with Heath Ledger as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film, The Dark Knight. “I mean, Heath. Heath takes it, you know. I don’t want to sit on the fence, but I’ve enjoyed so many of them. I love Jack [Nicholson] as well as the Joker. And these characters of lore are so well-designed initially that they just withstand. It was like Christian Bale was asked a question, I saw once, about the new Batman that was coming and about Robert playing Batman, and Christian said something along the lines of, and I paraphrase, that these characters, they survive and they invite multiple interpretations.”

Farrell indeed did a commendable job as Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. But, that wasn’t his favorite Penguin performance, as, according to him,  “I grew up watching Tim Burton’s films, and I love Danny [DeVito], of course, as the Penguin.”

Who is Colin Farrell’s favorite Batman?

There is a huge difference between choosing any particular actor from the Batman Saga and choosing the best Batman himself. The superhero character has been brought to life by various actors, and each of them has given an impeccable performance. However, if Farrell had to choose one among them, he would go for Michael Keaton’s version of Batman.

The actor admitted to having “a soft spot for Michael Keaton because I was like, maybe 10 or 11 or 12 when I saw that, and I was just obsessed with it, you know?”

Keaton first played Bruce Wayne/Batman in Tim Burton’s Batman two-parter — Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). He reprised his role after more than three decades for the DC Extended Universe movie, The Flash.

Coming back to Farrell, his performance in The Batman was noteworthy and critically acclaimed. Now, the actor will reprise his role of Penguin in the upcoming Max series, The Penguin. The series was announced in September 2021. The upcoming series consists of eight episodes and follows Oswald Cobblepot one week after the events of The Batman as he attempts to take control of Gotham’s criminal underworld. 

The Penguin is slated to premiere this fall on Max.