1939年蝙蝠俠首次在漫畫中亮相，他出現在銀幕上的次數比任何其他超級英雄都要多。有12部以上的真人飾演的電影描述蝙蝠俠為保護哥譚市的街道而戰斗。這周，最新一部《蝙蝠俠：斗篷十字軍》即將在北美上映，35歲的英國男演員羅伯特·帕丁森 (Robert Pattinson) 將扮演蝙蝠俠，這是對英雄的最新演繹。雖然這部電影里也有很多暴力場面，但是雪茄的鏡頭因為太有爭議性而無法出現。

愛爾蘭演員科林·法瑞爾（Colin Farrell）在影片中扮演企鵝，他試圖游說讓他所扮演的角色在電影中抽雪茄，但是沒有通過。上周，在“油管”頻道的一次采訪中，被問及企鵝這個角色通常為觀眾所熟悉的一些服飾，比如禮帽、香煙、單片眼鏡是否還會出現在新片時，科林·法瑞爾說沒有。

法瑞爾說，大制片公司總是會考慮影片中是否合適出現香煙、雪茄。法瑞爾說，但是我很堅持，我希望這個角色可以拿著一支雪茄。我可以拿著不抽。

因為穿著重型道具服，法瑞爾本人很難從電影中辨別出來。過去，這個反派人物一直由伯吉斯·梅雷迪思（Burgess Meredith）和丹尼·德維托（ Danny DeVito）等演員扮演。他們參演的版本里，企鵝人是抽煙的。在漫畫里，這個角色原型經常抽著一支粗雪茄。

DC漫畫人物的版權屬于華納兄弟（Warner Brothers）公司，而華納公司2005年就宣布成為一家“反煙草”的制片公司，這在美國也是第一家。根據這個政策，華納兄弟公司將努力減少或者消除影片中關于吸煙的鏡頭，以及有可能被評級為G、PG、PG-13的影片。除非涉及到文學人物或者已經確實抽煙的真實歷史人物，或者基于禁煙宣傳而出現的吸煙鏡頭。即使如此，華納兄弟公司也將竭力減少對吸煙和煙草的描述。

《蝙蝠俠》的評級是PG-13。

華納兄弟公司的政策并非特立獨行，美國電影中的煙草鏡頭正面臨批評和審查。最近的熱播劇《怪奇物語》的后面幾季就刪除了警長吉姆·胡珀（Jim Hooper）的吸煙鏡頭。迪尼斯公司也刪除了2021年上映的電影《黑白魔女庫伊拉》中主角手里的香煙。

《蝙蝠俠》將在3月4日（周五）在全美上映。HBO電視網正在籌劃拍攝一部關于企鵝的衍生連續劇。

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Batman made his comic book debut in 1939, and he has appeared on screen more than just about any other superhero, with nearly a dozen live-action films where The World’s Greatest Detective fights to keep the streets of Gotham safe. Later this week Robert Pattinson will be adopting the pointy-eared cowl of The Caped Crusader to square off with several villains in the newest take on the hero, in the film The Batman. But despite this movie having a gritty look and plenty of violence, it seems that a cigar proved too controversial to include.?

Irish actor Colin Farrell plays The Penguin in the film, and lobbied unsuccessfully to have his character chomp on a cigar. Last week, during an interview on the YouTube channel Jake’s Take, Farrell was asked if his character’s familiar trappings such as the monocle, top hat and cigarette holder would ever make an appearance. The actor’s response was rather negative.

“Big studios make big decisions around such things as the presence of cigarettes in films,“ Farrell said. “I fought valiantly for a cigar. I even at one stage said, ‘I can have it unlit, just let me have it unlit.' They were like, 'No.' Like a bunch of 12-year-olds are going to start smoking Cuban cigars because of [The Penguin].”

Farrell is completely unrecognizable in the role under heavy prosthetics. In the past, the villain has been played by such stars as Burgess Meredith and Danny DeVito, and their versions included The Penguin’s familiar cigarette holder. In the comics and other media, the character has also been known to smoke a thick cigar.?

Warner Brothers, the studio that holds the rights to the DC Comics characters, was the first major studio to adopt an anti-tobacco policy back in 2005. According to their policy, Warner Media states that they “endeavor to reduce or eliminate depictions of smoking and tobacco products/brands in any theatrical feature film produced and distributed in the United States that is expected to be rated “G”, “PG” or “PG-13”, unless (a) the depiction involves a character who is a literary or an actual historical figure known to have used tobacco products; (b) the depiction is otherwise warranted for reasons of compelling literary or historical accuracy; or (c) the depiction is part of a conspicuous anti-smoking reference. Even within these three categories, the Studios consider ways to reduce depictions of smoking and tobacco.”?

A similar policy is also in place for R-rated films made by the studio. The Batman is rated PG-13.?

Warner’s policy is not an outlier, as tobacco use in films is facing criticism and censure. Some recent examples include Netflix eliminating the smoking habit of Sheriff Jim Hooper in later seasons of the hit show "Stranger Things," and Disney snatching the cigarette (and its long holder) from the hand of the titular character in the 2021 film Cruella.

The Batman will be coming to theaters this Friday, March 4, and a spin-off series about The Penguin is reportedly in development by HBO.