'The Penguin' Series Adds Cristin Milioti To As Sofia Falcone

In the wake of the formation of DC Studios by Warner Bros. Discovery, Matt Reeves continues to forge on, expanding his own cinematic universe spun off from the hit feature film, “The Batman.” Multiple HBO Max shows and a second movie is on the horizon. One of those about to head into production early next year is “The Penguin,” starring Colin Farrell as his scene-stealing crook Oswald Copplepot, aka, Penguin.

A key role has been filled in “The Penguin” as Deadline reports that Cristin Milioti (“Made For Love”) is set to play Sofia Falcone, the daughter of Gotham mob boss Carmine Falcone, a role played by John Turturro in “The Batman.” In the HBO Max series, we’ll see Sofia scrapping with Farrell’s Copplepot for control of the city’s criminal underworld and could flesh out other gangsters trying to find footing in Gotham.

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Milioti is likely best known for roles in “Palm Springs,” the FX series “Fargo,” HBO Max’s “Made For Love” series, “Black Mirror,” and a supporting role in Martin Scorsese’sThe Wolf of Wall Street.” Most recently, Milioti is part of the cast of Peacock’s comedy streaming series “The Resort.

It’ll be interesting to see if Sofia will make it out alive of the show to appear in “The Batman” sequel, which is currently in the scripting stage. It’s extremely possible that “The Penguin” could help introduce multiple characters and plot threads leading into the second film.

Other spinoff projects connected to Reeves’ corner of DC Comics adaptations include a series about Arkham Aslyum from director/showrunner Antonio Campos (“The Staircase”). This notorious facility houses many Gotham villains. A recent trade report also said multiple films are in very early development, expected to focus on various Batman villains, such as Clayface and Scarecrow.

It’s still unknown if Farrell will be joined by other actors that first appeared in “The Batman,” but it’s definitely an interconnected universe and anything’s possible.