.In a recent job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves detailed exactly how close he came to sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually deeply associated with the program's growth, organizing contravene The Batman sequel required him to tip out of instructing. Collider stated this throughout a job interview along with Reeves." The thing is that I actually would like to," Reeves stated, discussing that his very early talks with Farrell created it appear feasible. Nevertheless, because of post-production service The Batman as well as manuscript roles for The Batman Part II, he was incapable to commit to guiding an episode. "There was actually a point where our company recognized ... I really couldn't be actually likewise pointing." Although he could not point this time, Reeves didn't dismiss future participation. "If [a] schedule ever before presented itself ... I assume it would certainly be truly enjoyable," he said, noting his pleasure to carry on working with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is actually a manager developer on The Penguin, also earlier affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler are going to not seem in the program. "Rob is actually not visiting be in the series," Reeves told Total Film. the collection will definitely pay attention to Farrell's personality's rise to energy. While Batman's presence is felt in the aftermath of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I am actually performing a Batman story, Batman as well as Bruce is actually heading to be actually the bottom line of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 and features a cast featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The series, explained by Farrell as "definitely dark" as well as "surprisingly fierce," continues to grow the Gotham cosmos. You can easily take a look at GameSpot's evaluation here. The Batman Component II is actually assumed in 2026.