.In a latest meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves discussed just how close he concerned directing an incident of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was deeply associated with the series's advancement, booking conflicts with The Batman follow up forced him to tip far from directing. Collider stated this during the course of a meeting with Reeves." Things is actually that I truly desired to," Reeves mentioned, detailing that his very early conversations along with Farrell created it seem to be feasible. Nevertheless, as a result of post-production service The Batman as well as script obligations for The Batman Component II, he was incapable to dedicate to pointing an incident. "There was actually an aspect where we recognized ... I actually couldn't be actually also routing." Although he couldn't route this time, Reeves failed to dismiss potential involvement. "If [a] schedule ever happened ... I assume it would certainly be actually fun," he said, noting his pleasure to proceed collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is a manager developer on The Penguin, likewise earlier validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is certainly not heading to be in the show," Reeves told Total Movie. the series will focus on Farrell's character's cheer electrical power. While Batman's presence is actually experienced in the aftermath of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I'm carrying out a Batman tale, Batman and also Bruce is heading to be the bottom line of viewpoint." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 as well as features a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, defined through Farrell as "definitely dark" and "surprisingly terrible," continues to extend the Gotham universe. You may take a look at GameSpot's evaluation below. The Batman Part II is actually assumed in 2026.