.In a latest job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves detailed how close he concerned sending an incident of The Penguin, a sequel set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually profoundly involved in the show's development, booking conflicts with The Batman follow up compelled him to step off of directing. Collider reported this during the course of a job interview along with Reeves." Things is actually that I truly desired to," Reeves claimed, describing that his early conversations with Farrell created it seem feasible. Nonetheless, due to post-production work on The Batman and script roles for The Batman Part II, he was actually not able to devote to pointing an episode. "There was a factor where our team discovered ... I really couldn't be additionally routing." Although he couldn't route this moment, Reeves didn't eliminate future involvement. "If [a] schedule ever before occurred ... I think it would certainly be actually actually fun," he mentioned, noting his exhilaration to carry on working with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is actually an exec manufacturer on The Penguin, additionally recently affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not seem in the show. "Rob is actually certainly not heading to be in the show," Reeves said to Total Movie. the set will certainly focus on Farrell's personality's rise to energy. While Batman's visibility is experienced in the upshot of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I am actually doing a Batman tale, Batman and Bruce is actually heading to be the bottom line of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 and also includes a cast featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The series, explained through Farrell as "truly darker" as well as "extremely fierce," continues to broaden the Gotham universe. You can check out GameSpot's testimonial here. The Batman Component II is actually expected in 2026.