.In a latest meeting, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves clarified exactly how close he related to directing an episode of The Penguin, a sequel set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was deeply associated with the series's progression, booking conflicts with The Batman part two forced him to step off of directing. Collider disclosed this throughout a job interview along with Reeves." The important things is actually that I really wished to," Reeves said, revealing that his very early conversations along with Farrell created it appear possible. Nonetheless, as a result of post-production focus on The Batman and also manuscript duties for The Batman Component II, he was not able to commit to routing an incident. "There was actually a factor where our team understood ... I definitely couldn't be also routing." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves failed to rule out potential involvement. "If [a] timetable ever happened ... I presume it would be actually definitely exciting," he said, noting his pleasure to proceed teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is a manager producer on The Penguin, also previously verified that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler are going to not appear in the series. "Rob is actually not visiting remain in the program," Reeves said to Total Film. the collection is going to pay attention to Farrell's character's rise to power. While Batman's visibility is felt in the aftermath of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I am actually carrying out a Batman tale, Batman and Bruce is visiting be the bottom line of viewpoint." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also includes a cast featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The series, illustrated by Farrell as "truly darker" and "incredibly fierce," remains to expand the Gotham world. You can easily visit GameSpot's review listed below. The Batman Component II is actually assumed in 2026.