.In a current meeting, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves detailed exactly how close he concerned directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually greatly associated with the show's growth, scheduling conflicts with The Batman sequel compelled him to tip far from instructing. Collider stated this throughout a meeting with Reeves." The many things is that I truly wanted to," Reeves pointed out, explaining that his early conversations with Farrell created it appear feasible. Having said that, because of post-production service The Batman and also text roles for The Batman Part II, he was unable to commit to driving an incident. "There was a factor where our company recognized ... I truly couldn't be actually additionally directing." Although he could not guide this time around, Reeves really did not eliminate future participation. "If [a] routine ever occurred ... I believe it would certainly be actually really exciting," he said, noting his enjoyment to proceed working with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is actually an exec producer on The Penguin, also recently verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler are going to not seem in the series. "Rob is not visiting reside in the series," Reeves said to Total Movie. the collection will concentrate on Farrell's character's rise to power. While Batman's presence is actually experienced in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I'm performing a Batman tale, Batman and also Bruce is actually heading to be the bottom line 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, explained by Farrell as "definitely black" and also "exceptionally violent," remains to expand the Gotham cosmos. You may look at GameSpot's review here. The Batman Component II is actually expected in 2026.