.In a recent meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves discussed how close he pertained to directing an incident of The Penguin, a derivative collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly involved in the show's progression, booking contravene The Batman follow up forced him to step out of instructing. Collider disclosed this during the course of a job interview with Reeves." Things is actually that I really wished to," Reeves pointed out, describing that his early discussions with Farrell created it seem to be achievable. Nonetheless, as a result of post-production service The Batman and text roles for The Batman Component II, he was incapable to dedicate to driving an episode. "There was actually a factor where our experts recognized ... I definitely couldn't be also guiding." Although he could not point this time, Reeves really did not eliminate potential participation. "If [a] schedule ever before happened ... I presume it would certainly be actually actually exciting," he claimed, noting his enjoyment to proceed teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is a manager developer on The Penguin, additionally recently affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not show up in the series. "Rob is actually not mosting likely to reside in the show," Reeves told Total Movie. the series is going to concentrate on Farrell's character's cheer power. While Batman's existence is actually really felt in the results of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I'm doing a Batman account, Batman as well as Bruce is actually heading to be the bottom line of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 as well as features a cast featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The series, described through Farrell as "definitely black" and "unbelievably violent," continues to expand the Gotham universe. You may look into GameSpot's assessment listed below. The Batman Component II is assumed in 2026.