.In a recent job interview, The Batman director Matt Reeves explained just how close he came to directing an incident of The Penguin, a sequel collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was actually deeply involved in the show's development, booking conflicts with The Batman sequel forced him to tip far from instructing. Collider stated this during the course of a meeting along with Reeves." The thing is that I really would like to," Reeves stated, clarifying that his early discussions with Farrell created it seem to be possible. Having said that, due to post-production deal with The Batman as well as text obligations for The Batman Part II, he was not able to dedicate to directing an incident. "There was actually a factor where our experts realized ... I really couldn't be also guiding." Although he could not point this time around, Reeves really did not eliminate potential involvement. "If [a] timetable ever occurred ... I think it will be actually really exciting," he said, noting his exhilaration to proceed dealing with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, who is an exec producer on The Penguin, also formerly validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler will definitely certainly not show up in the show. "Rob is certainly not visiting be in the program," Reeves said to Complete Film. the set will pay attention to Farrell's personality's cheer electrical power. While Batman's visibility is experienced in the upshot of the 2022 film, Reeves kept in mind, "When I am actually performing a Batman account, Batman as well as Bruce is going to be the bottom line of view." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 as well as features a hue consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The set, described by Farrell as "really darker" as well as "surprisingly terrible," remains to expand the Gotham world. You can have a look at GameSpot's evaluation here. The Batman Component II is actually expected in 2026.