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.
Well-known industry scopper @MyTimeToShineH initially reacted to the news with a simple “Nice.” However, when other users on X (previously Twitter) expressed their surprise about it, the scooper posted, “Why are people so shocked by this?”
Meanwhile, @JohnnySobczak listed the circulating reports about the project in the caption of an ascending energy gif.
@heyitsjennalynn shared the following with a Margot Robbie smiling gif, “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.”
Popular content creator @blurayangel sarcastically noted, “Bro Colin Farrell doesn’t look anything like Sgt Rock” with an image of Farrell in the Penguin makeup placed beside an image of Sgt. Rock from the comics.
@Fortress_of_DC claimed that Farrell “is crazy. He can do everything.”
@RichardOcelot asked if “DC fans are actually saying that Colin Farrell playing both the Penguin and Sgt. Rock is gonna confuse people.” They added, “Oh yeah, people are bound to get these two kinda things mixed up,” sharing stills featuring Farrell from The Penguin and Tigerland (2000) with the post.
@_ChristopherM called Farrell’s prospective outing as Sgt. Rock as “perfect casting.”
Notably, a version of Sgt. Rock briefly appeared in an episode of Creature Commandos. There, Maury Sterling lent his voice to the character.
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.
