.In a current job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves discussed just how close he related to sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was deeply involved in the show's progression, scheduling contravene The Batman sequel forced him to step out of directing. Collider mentioned this in the course of an interview along with Reeves." The thing is actually that I definitely intended to," Reeves pointed out, discussing that his very early discussions with Farrell made it appear achievable. Nevertheless, because of post-production work with The Batman and manuscript tasks for The Batman Component II, he was actually unable to devote to directing an incident. "There was actually a point where our experts realized ... I definitely could not be actually also pointing." Although he could not guide this time around, Reeves failed to dismiss potential participation. "If [a] schedule ever before occurred ... I believe it would certainly be actually actually enjoyable," he claimed, noting his excitement to proceed partnering with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is actually a manager producer on The Penguin, additionally recently verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not seem in the show. "Rob is actually not going to reside in the series," Reeves told Total Film. the collection will certainly concentrate on Farrell's personality's rise to power. While Batman's existence is experienced in the aftermath of the 2022 film, Reeves took note, "When I am actually doing a Batman story, Batman as well as Bruce is going to be actually the bottom line of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 as well as features a cast including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, described by Farrell as "actually black" and "exceptionally intense," remains to broaden the Gotham cosmos. You can easily look into GameSpot's customer review listed here. The Batman Part II is expected in 2026.