.In a current interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves detailed how close he pertained to sending an episode of The Penguin, a sequel set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly involved in the show's growth, booking contravene The Batman follow up compelled him to step out of directing. Collider disclosed this during the course of an interview with Reeves." The many things is actually that I definitely intended to," Reeves said, discussing that his very early talks with Farrell made it seem to be feasible. Having said that, because of post-production work on The Batman and also script responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was actually unable to devote to routing an incident. "There was actually an aspect where our team realized ... I really could not be also guiding." Although he couldn't guide this time around, Reeves didn't eliminate future participation. "If [a] schedule ever before happened ... I believe it will be actually exciting," he stated, noting his enjoyment to continue working with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, who is a manager developer on The Penguin, also previously confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not appear in the series. "Rob is certainly not going to reside in the show," Reeves informed Total Movie. the collection will certainly pay attention to Farrell's personality's rise to energy. While Batman's visibility is actually felt in the results of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I am actually performing a Batman account, Batman and Bruce is mosting likely to be actually the main point of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 as well as includes a cast including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The series, described through Farrell as "definitely darker" and also "exceptionally intense," continues to extend the Gotham universe. You may have a look at GameSpot's evaluation listed below. The Batman Part II is assumed in 2026.