Case Studies
Bringing Reality to The Penguin
The Penguin is a 2024 limited-series based on the DC Comics character. Serving as a spin-off sequel to The Batman (2022), it follows Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobb's rise to power in Gotham City's criminal underworld. Reprising his role from The Batman, Colin Farrell stars as The Penguin, which involved a dramatic transformation including bodysuits, prosthetics and make-up.
The Penguin’s eight episodes were broadcast on HBO in the United States in Autumn 2024 and the series has received critical acclaim for its performances, writing, direction, and production value.
The series was executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, Craig Zobel, and Bill Carraro and had multiple cinematographers (Darran Tiernan, David Franco, Jonathan Freeman, and Zoë White) and directors (Craig Zobel, Kevin Bray, Helen Shaver, and Jennifer Getzinger).
The colour grading was overseen by Picture Shop’s Supervising DI Colourist, Pankaj Bajpai.
“Colin’s performance had to come through all that latex. Even though we might have done something stylistically, it had to be such that his immensely complicated prosthetics felt real.”
