.In a current job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves detailed just how close he concerned sending an episode of The Penguin, a sequel collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually profoundly associated with the series's development, booking conflicts with The Batman sequel compelled him to step out of instructing. Collider reported this in the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The thing is actually that I definitely wanted to," Reeves mentioned, discussing that his very early talks along with Farrell made it seem achievable. Nevertheless, as a result of post-production focus on The Batman and manuscript roles for The Batman Component II, he was actually incapable to commit to guiding an episode. "There was an aspect where our company discovered ... I definitely could not be also driving." Although he could not drive this time around, Reeves really did not rule out future involvement. "If [a] timetable ever happened ... I assume it would certainly be actually enjoyable," he said, noting his enjoyment to carry on working with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is actually a manager producer on The Penguin, likewise formerly validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not seem in the program. "Rob is actually certainly not mosting likely to remain in the series," Reeves informed Total Film. the collection will definitely focus on Farrell's personality's rise to energy. While Batman's presence is actually experienced in the results of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I'm performing a Batman story, Batman and also Bruce is actually going to be actually the main point of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and features a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The set, illustrated through Farrell as "definitely darker" as well as "astonishingly fierce," remains to broaden the Gotham world. You can easily visit GameSpot's review below. The Batman Component II is actually expected in 2026.