.In a recent interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained just how close he pertained to directing an incident of The Penguin, a derivative series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly involved in the show's advancement, scheduling conflicts with The Batman sequel pushed him to step far from directing. Collider reported this during an interview with Reeves." The many things is that I definitely intended to," Reeves mentioned, explaining that his early talks with Farrell made it seem to be possible. Nevertheless, as a result of post-production service The Batman and manuscript duties for The Batman Part II, he was not able to dedicate to pointing an episode. "There was an aspect where our company discovered ... I actually could not be actually additionally pointing." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves really did not dismiss future engagement. "If [a] timetable ever emerged ... I presume it would be actually actually exciting," he mentioned, noting his excitement to continue teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is an executive producer on The Penguin, likewise earlier validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not appear in the show. "Rob is actually not mosting likely to be in the show," Reeves told Overall Movie. the series will certainly pay attention to Farrell's personality's cheer electrical power. While Batman's existence is actually experienced in the upshot of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I am actually carrying out a Batman account, Batman and Bruce is actually heading to be actually the bottom line of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and features a hue consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, described by Farrell as "truly black" as well as "very fierce," remains to extend the Gotham world. You can take a look at GameSpot's review right here. The Batman Component II is expected in 2026.