.In a latest interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves discussed how close he related to directing an incident of The Penguin, a derivative collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually deeply involved in the program's growth, organizing conflicts with The Batman sequel pushed him to step far from instructing. Collider mentioned this in the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The many things is actually that I really wanted to," Reeves claimed, detailing that his early conversations along with Farrell created it seem to be feasible. Nevertheless, due to post-production work with The Batman as well as manuscript obligations for The Batman Part II, he was actually unable to dedicate to driving an episode. "There was a point where our experts recognized ... I really could not be additionally guiding." Although he couldn't point this moment, Reeves didn't eliminate potential engagement. "If [a] timetable ever before presented itself ... I believe it would certainly be actually fun," he said, noting his exhilaration to continue teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is a manager developer on The Penguin, additionally formerly affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually certainly not heading to remain in the program," Reeves told Complete Movie. the series will definitely concentrate on Farrell's character's rise to power. While Batman's visibility is actually experienced in the upshot of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I'm carrying out a Batman story, Batman and also Bruce is heading to be the bottom line of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also includes a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The set, explained through Farrell as "really dark" and also "unbelievably fierce," remains to increase the Gotham world. You can easily check out GameSpot's evaluation here. The Batman Component II is expected in 2026.