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

Even though Carmine Falcone died weeks prior to the events ... but honestly I’m so thrilled that we brought Mark Strong on. I think he’s really good. Even though, maybe in the beginning ...

“You can’t do everything you want to,” Turturro says of giving up the role of Carmine Falcone to Mark Strong. Here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming The Penguin series ...

The Severance actor played Gotham City crime boss Carmine Falcone opposite Robert Pattinson ... this time portrayed by DC veteran Mark Strong (Green Lantern and Shazam!). It was initially reported ...

Turturro opted not to reprise his role as Carmine Falcone in the show, with the character instead being played by Mark Strong. Speaking to Variety, Turturro revealed why he didn’t return for The ...

Mark Strong played the younger version of the character instead. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Those who’ve been ...

In Reeves’ film, John Turturro played crime boss Carmine Falcone, a character who returns in flashbacks for The Penguin. There he’s played by Mark Strong. Showrunner Lauren LeFranc previously ...

Creator Lauren LeFranc and costume designer Helen Huang take IndieWire behind the scenes of crafting the rise of Sofia ...

As a result, Mark Strong took on the role of a younger version of Carmine Falcone in several flashback scenes from the HBO series. John Turturro made his first appearance as Carmine Falcone ...

Although Colin Farrell agreed to reprise his role as Oswald "Oz" Cobb in HBO's The Penguin, the series was forced to recast the part of the late crime boss Carmine Falcone, as played by John ...

How does The Penguin end? Does Robert Pattinson's Batman show up? And how does the series set up Matt Reeves' The Batman sequel? Here's what you need to know about The Penguin's finale.