.In a current job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves discussed how close he concerned directing an episode of The Penguin, a spin-off collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was greatly involved in the program's progression, booking contravene The Batman sequel compelled him to step out of directing. Collider mentioned this in the course of a meeting along with Reeves." Things is that I really would like to," Reeves said, explaining that his early conversations with Farrell made it seem to be feasible. Nonetheless, because of post-production work with The Batman and manuscript roles for The Batman Component II, he was actually unable to dedicate to pointing an incident. "There was a point where our team understood ... I truly couldn't be additionally guiding." Although he couldn't route this time around, Reeves failed to rule out future involvement. "If [a] timetable ever before happened ... I think it will be really exciting," he claimed, noting his excitement to proceed dealing with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is a manager producer on The Penguin, additionally previously validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly certainly not seem in the show. "Rob is actually certainly not going to reside in the series," Reeves said to Total Film. the series will definitely focus on Farrell's character's rise to electrical power. While Batman's presence is actually really felt in the upshot of the 2022 movie, Reeves noted, "When I'm carrying out a Batman story, Batman as well as Bruce is going to be actually the bottom line of sight." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 and also includes a hue featuring Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The set, defined through Farrell as "truly black" and "unbelievably violent," remains to extend the Gotham world. You can easily browse through GameSpot's assessment listed here. The Batman Component II is expected in 2026.