One person noticeably absent from that list is John Turturro, the actor who played crime lord Carmine Falcone in the 2022 movie The Batman. Despite John being asked to reprise the role ...

John Turturro did not return for 'The Penguin' for reasons that include Falcone's recurrent violence against women.

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 ...

Among the unveiled scripted content is a show from producer Evan Katz, who will serve as showrunner on 'Witness 36' about a ...

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 ...

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.

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." ...

This article features spoilers for the 2022 Matt Reeves film “The Batman” — for those who haven’t seen it yet. John Turturro had a good reason not to reprise his “Batman” role in HBO’s spinoff series ...

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 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 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 ...