Carmine Falcone died at the hands of the Riddler ... That means he was recast for the flashback scenes in episode 4, and Mark Strong ended up replacing him for the series. The Penguin airs weekly ...

John Turturro did not return for 'The Penguin' for reasons that include Falcone's recurrent violence against women.

Even though Carmine Falcone died weeks prior to the events ... but honestly I’m so thrilled that we brought Mark Strong on. I think he’s really good. Even though, maybe in the beginning ...

“You can’t do everything you want to,” Turturro says of giving up the role of Carmine Falcone to Mark Strong. Here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming The Penguin series ...

"Initially, did we want to be able to have John come back and be Carmine Falcone? Of course," she ... sort of gravitas and ferociousness, that Mark Strong actually does have." ...

Macall Polay/HBO; Jonathan Olley /Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection Mark Strong's Carmine Falcone in 'The Penguin'; John Turturro's Carmine Falcone in 'The Batman' Related: Building ...

John Turturro delivered a stellar performance as Carmine Falcone in The Batman ... Up until now, there were only rumors that the role had been taken up by Mark Strong due to scheduling issues. He has ...

"Initially, did we want to be able to have John come back and be Carmine Falcone? Of course," she ... sort of gravitas and ferociousness, that Mark Strong actually does have.