.In a recent meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves described how close he came to sending an incident of The Penguin, a sequel series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was profoundly associated with the show's advancement, scheduling contravene The Batman part two pushed him to step off of directing. Collider reported this during the course of an interview with Reeves." The many things is actually that I really intended to," Reeves stated, revealing that his early conversations along with Farrell created it seem to be possible. Nevertheless, as a result of post-production deal with The Batman and also manuscript duties for The Batman Part II, he was unable to dedicate to guiding an incident. "There was actually an aspect where our company understood ... I really couldn't be also driving." Although he could not drive this moment, Reeves didn't eliminate future engagement. "If [a] routine ever emerged ... I believe it would be truly exciting," he mentioned, noting his pleasure to proceed teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is actually an executive producer on The Penguin, also formerly verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually not going to remain in the show," Reeves informed Complete Film. the series is going to pay attention to Farrell's personality's cheer power. While Batman's existence is experienced in the after-effects of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I'm performing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually mosting likely to be actually the main point of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also features a hue consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The set, illustrated by Farrell as "truly black" as well as "incredibly intense," remains to increase the Gotham universe. You can look at GameSpot's assessment here. The Batman Component II is actually expected in 2026.