.In a recent interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves discussed exactly how close he came to sending an incident of The Penguin, a spin-off set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually heavily associated with the series's advancement, scheduling contravene The Batman part two forced him to tip far from directing. Collider mentioned this in the course of a meeting with Reeves." The important things is actually that I definitely wished to," Reeves claimed, discussing that his early talks along with Farrell made it seem to be achievable. Nonetheless, because of post-production service The Batman and text responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was actually unable to devote to driving an incident. "There was actually an aspect where our team understood ... I definitely couldn't be also routing." Although he could not guide this time, Reeves really did not eliminate future involvement. "If [a] schedule ever before happened ... I think it will be actually definitely enjoyable," he stated, noting his enthusiasm to continue partnering with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is an executive developer on The Penguin, additionally previously confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually not mosting likely to reside in the series," Reeves informed Total Movie. the series will certainly focus on Farrell's personality's cheer energy. While Batman's existence is actually experienced in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I am actually carrying out a Batman tale, Batman as well as Bruce is actually going to be the main point of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as includes a cast including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, described by Farrell as "really dark" and also "astonishingly terrible," remains to grow the Gotham universe. You may take a look at GameSpot's testimonial here. The Batman Part II is anticipated in 2026.