The most shocking visuals in the first trailer for The Batman [1] aren't of Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne [2] or Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman — they're of Colin Farrell as the Penguin [3]. Farrell's version of the classic Batman villain only appears very briefly in the trailer, and when he does, Farrell's basically unrecognizable.

In a quick shot that passes so fast you could blink and miss him, Farrell's Penguin appears with rain streaming down his face, which is almost entirely altered through a heavy layer of prosthetic makeup. The prosthetics make him look older, heavier, and rounder, not to mention giving him a balding look and almost completely obscuring his real features — he basically looks like a totally different person!

Farrell hasn't commented on his physical transformation, but he has revealed his early thoughts on the script. "I have been watching the Batman [4] films with my kids, but this script is something that feels incredibly original," he told SFX magazine, according to Metro [5]. "It leans into it but it doesn't borrow; it's born of the mythology of that character, Bruce Wayne, Batman and Gotham. But it feels like a treatment and a version that I hadn't seen before." Farrell added: "Matt Reeves has done an incredible job of keeping it familiar and at the same time unique and new. It's really exciting to be a part of it."

Watch the first trailer for The Batman [6] below — you can spot Farrell at around the 1:18 mark. We can't wait to see more of his take on this iconic comics villain when the movie arrives (hopefully) in the fall of 2021!