.In a current job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves discussed how close he involved sending an episode of The Penguin, a spin-off series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily involved in the series's progression, scheduling contravene The Batman sequel pushed him to tip far from directing. Collider disclosed this throughout a meeting with Reeves." The important things is that I really desired to," Reeves pointed out, explaining that his very early discussions with Farrell created it seem to be possible. Nonetheless, due to post-production work on The Batman and manuscript roles for The Batman Part II, he was actually incapable to commit to guiding an incident. "There was actually an aspect where our company recognized ... I really could not be actually likewise pointing." Although he could not direct this time, Reeves didn't dismiss potential involvement. "If [a] timetable ever before emerged ... I presume it would be truly enjoyable," he mentioned, noting his pleasure to proceed teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is a manager developer on The Penguin, additionally previously affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will not appear in the series. "Rob is actually not mosting likely to reside in the program," Reeves said to Overall Movie. the set will definitely pay attention to Farrell's personality's rise to energy. While Batman's presence is felt in the consequences of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I am actually performing a Batman account, Batman and Bruce is actually going to be the bottom line of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 as well as features a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, defined by Farrell as "definitely darker" and also "surprisingly terrible," remains to expand the Gotham universe. You can easily check out GameSpot's testimonial below. The Batman Part II is assumed in 2026.