The Penguin shows an even more brutal side of Gotham City than Matt Reeves’ The Batman, and it was too much to handle for one former cast member. John Turturro played the iconic Batman crime boss, Carmine Falcone in Reeves’ movie, posing as a secondary antagonist to Robert Pattinson’s young Bruce Wayne. Carmine Falcone plays a pivotal role in The Penguin, having sent his own daughter Sofia (played by Cristin Milioti) to Arkham Asylum. But audiences were surprised to see Turturro had been replaced in The Penguin‘s flashback scenes, with Mark Strong stepping in this time around. While fans assumed it was a better alternative to digital de-aging, Turturro has revealed the reason is far darker.