.In a current job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves clarified how close he pertained to sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly involved in the series's development, booking conflicts with The Batman follow up obliged him to step away from directing. Collider mentioned this in the course of a job interview along with Reeves." The many things is that I definitely wanted to," Reeves claimed, describing that his very early discussions along with Farrell created it appear feasible. Nonetheless, due to post-production work with The Batman and script responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was actually unable to devote to directing an episode. "There was actually a factor where our experts understood ... I truly could not be actually additionally routing." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves really did not eliminate future participation. "If [a] routine ever happened ... I think it will be actually truly enjoyable," he stated, noting his pleasure to continue dealing with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is a manager developer on The Penguin, likewise earlier affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not show up in the program. "Rob is certainly not mosting likely to remain in the show," Reeves informed Total Movie. the series is going to pay attention to Farrell's personality's cheer electrical power. While Batman's presence is actually experienced in the aftermath of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I'm doing a Batman tale, Batman as well as Bruce is going to be actually the main point of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also features a hue consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The set, defined through Farrell as "definitely black" as well as "unbelievably intense," continues to broaden the Gotham universe. You may look into GameSpot's testimonial listed here. The Batman Part II is expected in 2026.