.In a recent job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves clarified exactly how close he involved sending an episode of The Penguin, a derivative set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually deeply involved in the program's advancement, scheduling conflicts with The Batman sequel compelled him to step off of directing. Collider mentioned this during the course of a meeting with Reeves." The important things is actually that I actually desired to," Reeves stated, describing that his very early conversations with Farrell created it appear feasible. Nonetheless, as a result of post-production work on The Batman as well as text tasks for The Batman Component II, he was incapable to dedicate to driving an incident. "There was a factor where our experts recognized ... I definitely could not be actually likewise driving." Although he couldn't guide this moment, Reeves really did not eliminate future involvement. "If [a] schedule ever before occurred ... I assume it would be actually truly enjoyable," he mentioned, noting his enthusiasm to continue teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is an exec manufacturer on The Penguin, additionally recently verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not show up in the program. "Rob is actually not mosting likely to be in the show," Reeves said to Complete Movie. the collection will concentrate on Farrell's character's rise to power. While Batman's presence is experienced in the consequences of the 2022 movie, Reeves kept in mind, "When I am actually carrying out a Batman account, Batman as well as Bruce is heading to be the bottom line of scenery." 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, illustrated through Farrell as "truly black" and "exceptionally terrible," continues to increase the Gotham cosmos. You can look into GameSpot's evaluation here. The Batman Part II is actually assumed in 2026.