.In a recent interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained just how close he involved sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually deeply associated with the show's growth, scheduling contravene The Batman sequel required him to step far from instructing. Collider mentioned this throughout an interview with Reeves." The important things is that I actually wanted to," Reeves mentioned, detailing that his very early discussions along with Farrell made it seem to be achievable. However, because of post-production service The Batman and also manuscript obligations for The Batman Part II, he was incapable to devote to driving an incident. "There was a factor where our company discovered ... I truly couldn't be likewise driving." Although he couldn't direct this time around, Reeves didn't eliminate future engagement. "If [a] timetable ever happened ... I think it would be actually exciting," he claimed, noting his exhilaration to carry on partnering with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is an executive developer on The Penguin, additionally formerly confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not show up in the program. "Rob is certainly not heading to be in the series," Reeves told Complete Film. the collection is going to concentrate on Farrell's personality's rise to power. While Batman's visibility is experienced in the aftermath of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I'm performing a Batman account, Batman as well as Bruce is actually mosting likely to be the bottom line of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also features a cast consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The series, defined by Farrell as "truly black" and also "unbelievably violent," remains to increase the Gotham world. You can check out GameSpot's evaluation right here. The Batman Part II is assumed in 2026.