.In a current job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves detailed exactly how close he pertained to sending an episode of The Penguin, a sequel set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily involved in the series's development, booking contravene The Batman follow up required him to tip out of instructing. Collider reported this during the course of a meeting with Reeves." The important things is actually that I really intended to," Reeves stated, clarifying that his early chats with Farrell created it seem to be feasible. Nonetheless, due to post-production work with The Batman and manuscript responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was incapable to commit to routing an episode. "There was actually a point where our team realized ... I truly couldn't be also driving." Although he couldn't drive this moment, Reeves failed to eliminate future involvement. "If [a] timetable ever emerged ... I believe it would certainly be truly exciting," he pointed out, noting his excitement to continue collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is a manager developer on The Penguin, likewise recently confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not show up in the series. "Rob is not mosting likely to reside in the series," Reeves told Overall Movie. the set will focus on Farrell's character's cheer energy. While Batman's presence is felt in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I'm carrying out a Batman account, Batman and also Bruce is actually visiting be actually the bottom line of viewpoint." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as features a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, illustrated through Farrell as "definitely darker" as well as "unbelievably violent," remains to grow the Gotham universe. You can easily visit GameSpot's evaluation below. The Batman Component II is actually anticipated in 2026.