.In a recent interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves revealed exactly how close he concerned directing an episode of The Penguin, a spin-off set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually profoundly involved in the program's advancement, organizing contravene The Batman sequel required him to tip off of instructing. Collider reported this during the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The thing is that I definitely wanted to," Reeves stated, explaining that his early talks with Farrell created it seem to be feasible. Having said that, as a result of post-production focus on The Batman and also script duties for The Batman Part II, he was actually incapable to dedicate to routing an episode. "There was an aspect where we discovered ... I actually could not be actually additionally directing." Although he could not direct this time around, Reeves failed to eliminate future participation. "If [a] schedule ever presented itself ... I assume it would be actually definitely fun," he mentioned, noting his pleasure to proceed partnering with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is actually an executive manufacturer on The Penguin, likewise formerly confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually not going to remain in the show," Reeves informed Total Movie. the set will certainly focus on Farrell's character's cheer energy. While Batman's presence is actually experienced in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I am actually performing a Batman story, Batman as well as Bruce is actually heading to be the bottom line of viewpoint." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as includes a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The collection, defined by Farrell as "truly black" and "very violent," remains to broaden the Gotham cosmos. You may look at GameSpot's review here. The Batman Component II is assumed in 2026.