.In a latest job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves detailed exactly how close he concerned directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily associated with the program's development, booking contravene The Batman sequel pushed him to tip out of directing. Collider reported this throughout an interview along with Reeves." The many things is actually that I truly wanted to," Reeves pointed out, clarifying that his early conversations with Farrell created it seem to be possible. Nevertheless, due to post-production work with The Batman as well as text tasks for The Batman Part II, he was unable to devote to guiding an incident. "There was actually a point where we recognized ... I truly couldn't be also guiding." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves really did not eliminate potential involvement. "If [a] schedule ever before happened ... I presume it will be truly enjoyable," he claimed, noting his enthusiasm to continue collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is an exec manufacturer on The Penguin, also earlier verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely not show up in the program. "Rob is actually certainly not mosting likely to reside in the show," Reeves informed Complete Movie. the collection is going to concentrate on Farrell's personality's rise to electrical power. While Batman's presence is really felt in the results of the 2022 film, Reeves took note, "When I am actually carrying out a Batman story, Batman and also Bruce is visiting be the main point of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 as well as includes a cast consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, defined by Farrell as "definitely dark" and "exceptionally violent," remains to grow the Gotham world. You can have a look at GameSpot's evaluation listed here. The Batman Component II is actually assumed in 2026.