.In a latest meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves discussed just how close he pertained to directing an episode of The Penguin, a sequel set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually profoundly involved in the series's advancement, booking conflicts with The Batman follow up obliged him to tip far from directing. Collider disclosed this in the course of a meeting with Reeves." Things is actually that I definitely wanted to," Reeves stated, explaining that his very early conversations with Farrell created it seem to be achievable. Having said that, because of post-production service The Batman and text duties for The Batman Part II, he was actually incapable to dedicate to routing an incident. "There was a factor where our experts understood ... I really couldn't be likewise guiding." Although he couldn't point this moment, Reeves didn't rule out future involvement. "If [a] timetable ever emerged ... I assume it would certainly be actually exciting," he said, noting his enthusiasm to continue teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is a manager producer on The Penguin, additionally recently verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not show up in the show. "Rob is not going to remain in the show," Reeves said to Overall Movie. the set will certainly concentrate on Farrell's personality's cheer electrical power. While Batman's existence is actually really felt in the after-effects of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I'm doing a Batman tale, Batman and also Bruce is actually mosting likely to be the main point of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and includes a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, described by Farrell as "truly black" as well as "astonishingly intense," remains to grow the Gotham cosmos. You can easily take a look at GameSpot's customer review right here. The Batman Part II is actually assumed in 2026.