.In a current job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves described exactly how close he related to sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily associated with the show's advancement, scheduling contravene The Batman sequel required him to tip away from directing. Collider stated this during the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The thing is actually that I truly desired to," Reeves said, explaining that his early chats with Farrell made it seem to be feasible. Having said that, as a result of post-production work with The Batman and manuscript roles for The Batman Component II, he was unable to commit to directing an episode. "There was actually a factor where our experts realized ... I actually couldn't be likewise routing." Although he couldn't point this time around, Reeves really did not eliminate future engagement. "If [a] routine ever before happened ... I presume it would be actually definitely fun," he pointed out, noting his pleasure to proceed dealing with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is actually an exec developer on The Penguin, additionally previously verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not seem in the series. "Rob is actually certainly not visiting reside in the series," Reeves informed Overall Movie. the collection is going to focus on Farrell's character's cheer electrical power. While Batman's existence is felt in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I am actually doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually visiting be the main point of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as includes a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The series, described through Farrell as "really black" and also "extremely fierce," remains to broaden the Gotham universe. You can easily browse through GameSpot's testimonial listed below. The Batman Component II is actually assumed in 2026.