DC fans are reacting positively to the recent news that Colin Farrell is in talks to play the eponymous comic book character in Luca Guadagnino’s Sgt. Rock. Notably, Farrell has played Oz Cobb / Penguin in the 2022 superhero feature The Batman and its 2024 streaming spin-off The Penguin. He is slated to reprise the role in The Batman Part II.
Colin Farrell’s Sgt. Rock casting for Luca Guadagnino movie draws positive reactions
The news of Colin Farrell’s potential casting as Sgt. Rock in the DC Universe has been met with excitement from the fans. It was earlier reported that Sgt. Rock DCU movie was circling Farrell for the eponymous role. Since then, people have taken to social media to voice their interest.
At first, the well-known tipster @MyTimeToShineH responded casually with a “Nice.” to the recent news. But when other users on X (previously Twitter) showed their surprise about it, the tipster questioned, “Why are people so taken aback by this?
JohnnySobczak mentioned the current news about the project alongside a rising energy animation in the description.
Hey there! I just can’t wait to be myself in a cinema chair, likely in 2026 at my local IMAX, grinning ear to ear as Colin Farrell’s Sgt. Rock and a live-action G.I. Robot share the screen together!
Me sitting in my local IMAX theater in late 2026 watching Colin Farrell’s Sgt. Rock share the screen with a live-action G.I. Robot:
— Jenna Anderson (@heyitsjennalynn) March 17, 2025
In a playful comment, content producer @blurayangel jokingly remarked, “Colin Farrell as the Penguin doesn’t resemble Sergeant Rock at all,” pairing an image of Farrell in his Penguin costume with one of Sgt. Rock from the comics.
Bro Colin Farrell doesn’t look anything like Sgt Rock
— BLURAYANGEL ? (@blurayangel) March 18, 2025
@Fortress_of_DC claimed that Farrell “is crazy. He can do everything.”
RichardOcelot questioned if DC fans might find it confusing that Colin Farrell is playing both The Penguin and Sgt. Rock, saying “Oh yeah, people will probably mix these two roles up.” They attached images of Farrell in his roles as The Penguin from the upcoming Batman movie and as Sgt. Rock in the film Tigerland (2000).
@_ChristopherM called Farrell’s prospective outing as Sgt. Rock as “perfect casting.”
Significantly, a depiction of Sgt. Rock was featured in a Creature Commandos episode. In this instance, Maury Sterling provided the character’s voiceover.
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.
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