.In a latest job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves revealed just how close he pertained to sending an incident of The Penguin, a spin-off series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually greatly associated with the program's advancement, booking contravene The Batman sequel obliged him to step away from directing. Collider mentioned this during an interview with Reeves." The thing is that I definitely would like to," Reeves claimed, explaining that his early conversations with Farrell made it appear achievable. However, because of post-production work with The Batman as well as script roles for The Batman Component II, he was actually not able to commit to directing an incident. "There was actually a factor where our experts understood ... I truly couldn't be likewise routing." Although he couldn't direct this time, Reeves failed to rule out future involvement. "If [a] routine ever presented itself ... I presume it would be actually definitely exciting," he claimed, noting his exhilaration to carry on dealing with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is an exec developer on The Penguin, also earlier validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not show up in the series. "Rob is actually not visiting reside in the show," Reeves told Complete Film. the collection is going to focus on Farrell's personality's cheer power. While Batman's visibility is actually really felt in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I'm doing a Batman account, Batman as well as Bruce is going to be the main point of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also features a cast featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The series, illustrated through Farrell as "really black" and also "surprisingly fierce," remains to expand the Gotham world. You can easily look into GameSpot's assessment listed here. The Batman Part II is assumed in 2026.