.In a current meeting, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves revealed just how close he related to directing an incident of The Penguin, a sequel collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily associated with the show's development, scheduling contravene The Batman sequel pushed him to step away from directing. Collider mentioned this in the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The important things is that I truly intended to," Reeves said, detailing that his very early talks along with Farrell created it seem to be achievable. Having said that, as a result of post-production work with The Batman and also script obligations for The Batman Component II, he was actually not able to dedicate to directing an episode. "There was actually a point where our experts discovered ... I really could not be actually additionally directing." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves didn't eliminate future involvement. "If [a] routine ever happened ... I presume it would be actually really exciting," he said, noting his enthusiasm to carry on collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is actually an exec manufacturer on The Penguin, additionally formerly validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not show up in the series. "Rob is actually certainly not heading to be in the show," Reeves informed Total Film. the series will pay attention to Farrell's character's cheer power. While Batman's presence is actually really felt in the after-effects of the 2022 movie, Reeves kept in mind, "When I am actually performing a Batman tale, Batman as well as Bruce is going to be the main point of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 and also includes a cast featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The set, illustrated by Farrell as "actually dark" as well as "astonishingly terrible," remains to grow the Gotham universe. You can easily have a look at GameSpot's customer review listed here. The Batman Part II is actually anticipated in 2026.