.In a current meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves clarified exactly how close he concerned directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually greatly involved in the program's growth, scheduling contravene The Batman part two required him to tip off of directing. Collider mentioned this during a job interview along with Reeves." The thing is that I really would like to," Reeves stated, explaining that his early discussions along with Farrell created it seem to be possible. Nevertheless, due to post-production work with The Batman as well as script duties for The Batman Part II, he was incapable to devote to guiding an incident. "There was a point where our experts understood ... I definitely could not be actually additionally routing." Although he could not drive this moment, Reeves failed to eliminate potential participation. "If [a] timetable ever occurred ... I presume it will be really exciting," he said, noting his enthusiasm to carry on dealing with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, who is a manager developer on The Penguin, additionally formerly affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely not show up in the series. "Rob is actually certainly not mosting likely to reside in the program," Reeves informed Total Film. the set will certainly focus on Farrell's personality's rise to electrical power. While Batman's existence is actually really felt in the consequences of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I'm doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually heading to be actually the bottom line of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and includes a cast featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The collection, defined through Farrell as "really dark" as well as "astonishingly fierce," continues to extend the Gotham world. You can look at GameSpot's assessment listed here. The Batman Part II is anticipated in 2026.