.In a latest meeting, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves explained just how close he pertained to directing an episode of The Penguin, a derivative series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually profoundly associated with the series's advancement, booking conflicts with The Batman follow up forced him to tip far from directing. Collider stated this during a meeting with Reeves." The thing is actually that I truly wished to," Reeves claimed, explaining that his very early talks along with Farrell created it seem to be possible. Having said that, because of post-production deal with The Batman as well as manuscript obligations for The Batman Component II, he was actually not able to dedicate to pointing an episode. "There was an aspect where our experts recognized ... I truly couldn't be actually also guiding." Although he couldn't direct this time, Reeves failed to rule out future participation. "If [a] timetable ever before happened ... I believe it will be truly enjoyable," he said, noting his enthusiasm to proceed collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is an executive developer on The Penguin, additionally recently validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will not appear in the series. "Rob is actually certainly not mosting likely to reside in the series," Reeves informed Complete Movie. the series will definitely pay attention to Farrell's character's cheer energy. While Batman's visibility is experienced in the aftermath of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I am actually carrying out a Batman tale, Batman as well as Bruce is actually mosting likely to be actually the main point of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and features a hue including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The series, defined by Farrell as "really dark" as well as "extremely terrible," remains to increase the Gotham world. You can easily check out GameSpot's testimonial here. The Batman Part II is actually anticipated in 2026.