.In a current job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained just how close he came to directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually greatly associated with the program's development, scheduling conflicts with The Batman sequel required him to tip far from directing. Collider disclosed this in the course of an interview along with Reeves." The thing is that I really would like to," Reeves stated, explaining that his early chats along with Farrell created it appear achievable. Nevertheless, due to post-production service The Batman and also script duties for The Batman Part II, he was not able to dedicate to pointing an incident. "There was actually a factor where our company discovered ... I actually couldn't be actually also pointing." Although he couldn't point this moment, Reeves really did not eliminate future participation. "If [a] timetable ever before emerged ... I think it would certainly be actually exciting," he said, noting his exhilaration to carry on dealing with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is an exec producer on The Penguin, likewise earlier verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not appear in the series. "Rob is certainly not visiting be in the program," Reeves said to Total Movie. the series will concentrate on Farrell's personality's rise to electrical power. While Batman's presence is actually experienced in the consequences of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I'm performing a Batman account, Batman and Bruce is actually mosting likely to be actually the main point of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as includes a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The set, defined by Farrell as "truly dark" as well as "unbelievably terrible," continues to increase the Gotham world. You can easily take a look at GameSpot's testimonial below. The Batman Component II is actually anticipated in 2026.