.In a latest job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves detailed exactly how close he pertained to sending an incident of The Penguin, a spin-off set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually deeply associated with the show's progression, organizing contravene The Batman sequel obliged him to tip off of directing. Collider mentioned this throughout an interview with Reeves." The thing is that I truly wanted to," Reeves stated, explaining that his early discussions along with Farrell created it seem to be achievable. However, due to post-production work on The Batman and also manuscript responsibilities for The Batman Component II, he was actually not able to dedicate to driving an episode. "There was actually an aspect where our experts understood ... I actually couldn't be actually additionally directing." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves failed to dismiss future participation. "If [a] routine ever before presented itself ... I presume it would be actually fun," he claimed, noting his pleasure to proceed dealing with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, who is actually an executive producer on The Penguin, also previously confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually certainly not heading to remain in the series," Reeves informed Overall Movie. the series will focus on Farrell's character's cheer energy. While Batman's presence is actually felt in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I'm performing a Batman tale, Batman and also Bruce is actually heading to be actually the bottom line of viewpoint." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also features a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, explained by Farrell as "truly black" and also "exceptionally intense," remains to extend the Gotham cosmos. You can check out GameSpot's testimonial listed below. The Batman Component II is anticipated in 2026.