.In a recent job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves detailed how close he pertained to sending an incident of The Penguin, a derivative series starring Colin Farrell. Although he was profoundly associated with the program's development, scheduling conflicts with The Batman part two required him to step out of directing. Collider reported this during the course of a meeting with Reeves." The thing is that I truly wished to," Reeves stated, revealing that his very early discussions with Farrell created it seem achievable. However, because of post-production focus on The Batman and script tasks for The Batman Part II, he was actually not able to devote to pointing an incident. "There was a point where our experts recognized ... I really could not be likewise driving." Although he could not direct this time around, Reeves didn't rule out potential involvement. "If [a] timetable ever before happened ... I presume it will be really enjoyable," he pointed out, noting his enjoyment to proceed collaborating with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, that is an executive producer on The Penguin, also earlier affirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman and also Paul Dano's Riddler are going to not appear in the show. "Rob is not mosting likely to be in the series," Reeves informed Complete Film. the set will certainly focus on Farrell's personality's cheer electrical power. While Batman's existence is actually felt in the aftermath of the 2022 film, Reeves took note, "When I am actually doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually going to be actually the main point of scenery." The Penguin debuts on HBO Max on September 19 and also features a cast including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and Clancy Brown. The set, defined through Farrell as "actually darker" as well as "astonishingly violent," remains to extend the Gotham universe. You can check out GameSpot's customer review listed below. The Batman Component II is anticipated in 2026.