.In a current interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained exactly how close he concerned directing an incident of The Penguin, a sequel series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly involved in the series's growth, organizing contravene The Batman follow up pushed him to step off of directing. Collider reported this during the course of a meeting with Reeves." Things is actually that I definitely desired to," Reeves claimed, clarifying that his early chats along with Farrell created it seem achievable. However, because of post-production work with The Batman as well as manuscript responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was not able to commit to guiding an incident. "There was a point where our company understood ... I truly couldn't be actually additionally guiding." Although he couldn't guide this time, Reeves really did not eliminate future participation. "If [a] timetable ever before occurred ... I assume it would be actually definitely fun," he claimed, noting his excitement to proceed collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, who is actually an executive producer on The Penguin, likewise formerly confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not show up in the series. "Rob is actually not heading to reside in the show," Reeves informed Complete Movie. the collection will concentrate on Farrell's character's cheer energy. While Batman's presence is actually really felt in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I am actually doing a Batman account, Batman and Bruce is actually heading to be actually the bottom line of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and features a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, defined through Farrell as "definitely darker" as well as "surprisingly terrible," remains to grow the Gotham cosmos. You can look at GameSpot's assessment here. The Batman Component II is assumed in 2026.