.In a recent meeting, The Batman director Matt Reeves discussed just how close he related to sending an episode of The Penguin, a spin-off set starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily involved in the show's growth, booking conflicts with The Batman follow up required him to tip away from instructing. Collider stated this throughout a meeting along with Reeves." The important things is that I truly wanted to," Reeves said, discussing that his early conversations along with Farrell created it seem feasible. However, because of post-production work on The Batman and manuscript obligations for The Batman Component II, he was actually not able to dedicate to driving an incident. "There was a factor where our team realized ... I truly couldn't be actually likewise guiding." Although he couldn't direct this moment, Reeves failed to dismiss future participation. "If [a] timetable ever before presented itself ... I assume it would be really enjoyable," he claimed, noting his exhilaration to continue dealing with Farrell on The Batman Component II.Reeves, that is actually a manager producer on The Penguin, likewise earlier confirmed that Robert Pattinson's Batman as well as Paul Dano's Riddler are going to certainly not appear in the program. "Rob is actually certainly not visiting reside in the series," Reeves told Total Film. the collection will certainly focus on Farrell's personality's rise to power. While Batman's existence is really felt in the after-effects of the 2022 film, Reeves noted, "When I'm performing a Batman tale, Batman and also Bruce is visiting be the bottom line of viewpoint." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also features a hue consisting of Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, as well as Clancy Brown. The series, described by Farrell as "truly dark" as well as "incredibly terrible," remains to broaden the Gotham world. You may browse through GameSpot's review listed here. The Batman Component II is assumed in 2026.