.In a current meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves detailed exactly how close he pertained to directing an incident of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly associated with the program's development, booking contravene The Batman follow up required him to tip off of directing. Collider reported this during a meeting along with Reeves." The many things is that I really wanted to," Reeves stated, explaining that his very early chats along with Farrell created it seem to be achievable. However, as a result of post-production focus on The Batman as well as script responsibilities for The Batman Component II, he was actually unable to commit to pointing an episode. "There was actually an aspect where our team recognized ... I actually could not be additionally driving." Although he couldn't guide this moment, Reeves didn't eliminate future involvement. "If [a] schedule ever before occurred ... I think it would certainly be actually really exciting," he claimed, noting his excitement to carry on collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is an exec producer on The Penguin, additionally previously verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually certainly not visiting remain in the program," Reeves told Overall Film. the series will concentrate on Farrell's character's rise to power. While Batman's existence is felt in the after-effects of the 2022 film, Reeves took note, "When I'm doing a Batman account, Batman and also Bruce is actually mosting likely to be the main point of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as includes a cast consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The series, explained by Farrell as "actually black" and "extremely intense," continues to increase the Gotham cosmos. You can easily look into GameSpot's evaluation listed below. The Batman Part II is actually expected in 2026.