.In a latest interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves explained how close he came to sending an incident of The Penguin, a sequel set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually profoundly involved in the show's progression, booking conflicts with The Batman part two obliged him to tip off of directing. Collider mentioned this during a job interview along with Reeves." The many things is actually that I really intended to," Reeves mentioned, discussing that his very early talks with Farrell made it appear achievable. Nonetheless, due to post-production service The Batman and manuscript duties for The Batman Part II, he was not able to devote to routing an episode. "There was an aspect where our company recognized ... I actually could not be also pointing." Although he couldn't drive this time, Reeves really did not eliminate future involvement. "If [a] timetable ever occurred ... I assume it would be actually definitely fun," he pointed out, noting his exhilaration to continue collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is a manager developer on The Penguin, likewise earlier verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not appear in the series. "Rob is certainly not mosting likely to be in the show," Reeves informed Complete Movie. the collection is going to focus on Farrell's personality's cheer power. While Batman's presence is actually really felt in the consequences of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I'm doing a Batman account, Batman and also Bruce is actually going to be actually the main point of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as includes a cast consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The collection, explained through Farrell as "truly black" as well as "unbelievably intense," remains to grow the Gotham cosmos. You may check out GameSpot's testimonial right here. The Batman Part II is actually assumed in 2026.