.In a latest job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves revealed how close he came to sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually greatly associated with the program's development, booking conflicts with The Batman follow up compelled him to tip away from instructing. Collider reported this during the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The important things is that I really wanted to," Reeves said, describing that his early talks along with Farrell made it appear feasible. However, because of post-production work on The Batman and manuscript obligations for The Batman Component II, he was incapable to devote to routing an episode. "There was an aspect where our experts discovered ... I truly could not be also driving." Although he couldn't guide this time, Reeves didn't eliminate potential involvement. "If [a] timetable ever emerged ... I believe it will be really exciting," he said, noting his pleasure to continue working with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is actually an exec manufacturer on The Penguin, also recently confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will not seem in the series. "Rob is actually not visiting reside in the series," Reeves informed Complete Film. the collection will focus on Farrell's personality's cheer power. While Batman's existence is really felt in the consequences of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I am actually doing a Batman account, Batman and Bruce is actually mosting likely to be actually 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, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, explained through Farrell as "really black" and "astonishingly intense," continues to broaden the Gotham universe. You can easily look at GameSpot's customer review right here. The Batman Part II is actually anticipated in 2026.