John Turturro Discusses His Role as Carmine Falcone in The Batman

John Turturro is set to play mob boss Carmine Falcone in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and he discussed the role in a new interview with Inquirer.net. Turturro, who can currently be seen in HBO’s The Plot Against America, didn’t share a lot of details but confirmed his role and talked about his history as a Batman fan.

“I’m playing the bad guy,” Turturro said. “I loved Batman growing up, but I’m really a Zorro fan [Laughs]. So there’s no Batman without Zorro. When I was 5 years old, I thought I was Zorro with a sword. I had a stick that I hit my father with all the time. Then, when Batman came on TV, it was a big thrill. I read some of the comics. My sons always read DC comics. So I played with those for years. I like Matt Reeves, the director. It’s an interesting cast.”

That “interesting cast” includes Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as The Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, Tuturro, Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate Belle Reál, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and Colin Farrell as The Penguin. The film is currently on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is currently set for release on May 21st, 2021 (although that may change).