.In a current meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained just how close he involved directing an episode of The Penguin, a sequel collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily associated with the show's growth, organizing conflicts with The Batman follow up obliged him to tip out of directing. Collider reported this during a job interview with Reeves." The thing is that I definitely intended to," Reeves pointed out, describing that his very early discussions with Farrell made it appear feasible. Having said that, due to post-production work with The Batman and also script responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was actually incapable to dedicate to pointing an incident. "There was actually a point where our experts understood ... I definitely could not be also directing." Although he couldn't guide this moment, Reeves didn't eliminate future participation. "If [a] timetable ever happened ... I presume it will be actually truly fun," he pointed out, noting his exhilaration to carry on teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is actually an exec producer on The Penguin, additionally recently validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely not appear in the series. "Rob is certainly not going to reside in the program," Reeves informed Overall Movie. the collection is going to concentrate on Farrell's character's rise to electrical power. While Batman's visibility is felt in the results of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I'm doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually mosting likely to be the bottom line of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and includes a cast consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The collection, illustrated by Farrell as "really black" and "astonishingly terrible," remains to broaden the Gotham cosmos. You can easily visit GameSpot's testimonial listed below. The Batman Part II is actually assumed in 2026.