.In a current job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves discussed exactly how close he involved directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually heavily involved in the show's progression, scheduling contravene The Batman follow up compelled him to step out of directing. Collider disclosed this throughout an interview with Reeves." The important things is that I truly wished to," Reeves mentioned, discussing that his early discussions along with Farrell made it appear achievable. Having said that, due to post-production work with The Batman as well as script roles for The Batman Part II, he was actually incapable to commit to pointing an incident. "There was a factor where our team understood ... I truly couldn't be actually also pointing." Although he couldn't direct this moment, Reeves failed to rule out potential involvement. "If [a] schedule ever emerged ... I believe it would certainly be actually truly fun," he stated, noting his enthusiasm to carry on teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is actually a manager producer on The Penguin, also earlier affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is certainly not mosting likely to reside in the program," Reeves informed Complete Movie. the series will certainly focus on Farrell's character's rise to power. While Batman's presence is actually experienced in the aftermath of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I am actually doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually mosting likely to be the main point of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as features a hue consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The set, defined by Farrell as "truly dark" and also "exceptionally violent," remains to broaden the Gotham universe. You may look into GameSpot's evaluation listed here. The Batman Part II is expected in 2026.