US EditionDanny DeVito Admits He 'Lusted After' Michelle Pfeiffer on 'Batman...
- Danny DeVito admitted during a 2024 Variety Actors on Actors discussion with Colin Farrell that he lusted after Michelle Pfeiffer while filming 1992’s Batman Returns in Los Angeles.
- DeVito’s admission followed their conversation comparing experiences playing the Penguin opposite Pfeiffer and Farrell’s Catwoman roles; both actors discussed the demanding makeup and character preparation.
- DeVito explained he spent over three hours daily in the Penguin’s makeup chair during the 66-day shoot, while also recalling cooking pasta on set and praising Pfeiffer as a goddess who made him blush in scenes.
- DeVito admitted, "I lusted after her," but explained the desire actually belonged to his character Oswald Cobblepot. He also expressed his willingness to reprise the role if Tim Burton were to reach out.
- This exchange highlights DeVito’s lasting affection for the 1992 film and suggests he remains open to returning as the Penguin, linking past and recent portrayals of the character by Farrell.
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It was difficult to match the success and good reviews of the first installment, but Batman returned, in 1992, largely thanks to the participation of Danny DeVito as Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catubela. Actors not only lived up to Jack Nicholson's remembered Joker, but also marked the aesthetics of the early 1990s. That Tim Burton film is still considered one of the best deliveries of bat man's adventures on the big screen and even today t…
Actor Danny DeVito admitted in a recent interview that he really liked actress Michelle Pfeiffer, with whom he worked on the 1992 film Batman Returns. As the 80-year-old star, who played the character of the Penguin in the film, admitted, he longed for her during the time they worked together, which is why filming was quite difficult for him.
Danny DeVito Admits He 'Lusted After' Michelle Pfeiffer on 'Batman Returns' Set
Playing the Penguin opposite Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, Danny DeVito “got all flushed,” he recalled to Colin FarrellBarry King/WireImage Danny DeVito and Michelle Pfeiffer at the world premiere of 'Batman Returns' in 1992NEED TO KNOWDanny DeVito spoke with Colin Farrell, his fellow portrayer of the DC Comics villain the Penguin, for Variety’s Actors on Actors seriesDeVito admitted that during the filming of 1992’s Batman Returns, he “lusted …
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