.In a current interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves revealed how close he pertained to directing an incident of The Penguin, a sequel collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually heavily associated with the program's growth, booking contravene The Batman sequel pushed him to step out of instructing. Collider reported this in the course of an interview along with Reeves." The thing is actually that I actually desired to," Reeves claimed, detailing that his early chats with Farrell created it seem feasible. Having said that, as a result of post-production focus on The Batman and text obligations for The Batman Part II, he was not able to dedicate to routing an episode. "There was actually an aspect where we recognized ... I really couldn't be actually likewise routing." Although he couldn't direct this time around, Reeves failed to eliminate potential participation. "If [a] schedule ever before happened ... I assume it would certainly be really exciting," he said, noting his exhilaration to carry on dealing with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is actually an executive developer on The Penguin, also previously verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not seem in the program. "Rob is certainly not mosting likely to be in the show," Reeves said to Total Movie. the series is going to concentrate on Farrell's character's cheer energy. While Batman's presence is experienced in the upshot of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I'm carrying out a Batman tale, Batman and also Bruce is actually visiting be the bottom line of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 as well as features a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The series, defined by Farrell as "actually dark" and "exceptionally terrible," remains to broaden the Gotham world. You may take a look at GameSpot's customer review below. The Batman Part II is assumed in 2026.