.In a current interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained exactly how close he came to directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly involved in the show's progression, organizing conflicts with The Batman sequel compelled him to tip away from instructing. Collider mentioned this in the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The important things is actually that I definitely wished to," Reeves pointed out, clarifying that his early talks with Farrell made it seem to be feasible. Nevertheless, because of post-production deal with The Batman and text roles for The Batman Component II, he was unable to dedicate to routing an episode. "There was a factor where our team discovered ... I definitely could not be also routing." Although he could not route this time around, Reeves didn't eliminate potential participation. "If [a] routine ever emerged ... I believe it would be actually actually exciting," he said, noting his exhilaration to proceed dealing with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is an exec developer on The Penguin, also recently confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not show up in the series. "Rob is certainly not mosting likely to reside in the program," Reeves told Total Movie. the set will pay attention to Farrell's personality's rise to electrical power. While Batman's existence is actually felt in the after-effects of the 2022 film, Reeves took note, "When I am actually doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually mosting likely to be actually the bottom line of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 and also features a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The collection, illustrated through Farrell as "really dark" and "extremely terrible," remains to broaden the Gotham world. You can easily check out GameSpot's review right here. The Batman Component II is anticipated in 2026.