.In a current meeting, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves detailed just how close he pertained to directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually greatly involved in the show's development, scheduling contravene The Batman follow up obliged him to step away from instructing. Collider reported this throughout a meeting with Reeves." The many things is actually that I actually wished to," Reeves said, revealing that his very early talks with Farrell created it appear possible. However, because of post-production work on The Batman and also script obligations for The Batman Component II, he was unable to commit to driving an episode. "There was actually a factor where we understood ... I really could not be also directing." Although he couldn't route this time around, Reeves really did not rule out future involvement. "If [a] timetable ever happened ... I think it would certainly be definitely exciting," he mentioned, noting his enthusiasm to proceed working with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is an exec manufacturer on The Penguin, additionally recently 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 visiting remain in the show," Reeves told Complete Film. the series will definitely concentrate on Farrell's personality's cheer electrical power. While Batman's visibility is experienced in the after-effects of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I am actually doing a Batman story, Batman and also Bruce is actually heading to be the main point of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also features a cast including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, described by Farrell as "really darker" as well as "astonishingly fierce," remains to expand the Gotham universe. You can easily check out GameSpot's evaluation listed below. The Batman Part II is actually anticipated in 2026.