.In a current job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves clarified how close he came to sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually heavily associated with the program's progression, scheduling contravene The Batman sequel compelled him to step out of instructing. Collider disclosed this in the course of an interview with Reeves." Things is actually that I definitely desired to," Reeves pointed out, revealing that his very early conversations with Farrell created it appear possible. Nevertheless, because of post-production focus on The Batman as well as manuscript roles for The Batman Part II, he was actually incapable to devote to guiding an incident. "There was a factor where we discovered ... I definitely could not be actually likewise guiding." Although he could not direct this moment, Reeves failed to dismiss potential engagement. "If [a] timetable ever emerged ... I presume it would certainly be actually actually exciting," he said, noting his pleasure to carry on collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is a manager developer on The Penguin, additionally formerly verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually certainly not mosting likely to reside in the program," Reeves informed Overall Movie. the collection is going to concentrate on Farrell's character's rise to power. While Batman's existence is felt in the after-effects of the 2022 movie, Reeves kept in mind, "When I'm doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is visiting be actually the bottom line of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also includes a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, illustrated through Farrell as "really black" and also "exceptionally fierce," continues to broaden the Gotham universe. You can easily have a look at GameSpot's assessment listed here. The Batman Part II is actually assumed in 2026.