.In a recent job interview, The Batman supervisor Matt Reeves clarified just how close he pertained to directing an incident of The Penguin, a spin-off collection starring Colin Farrell. Although he was heavily involved in the series's advancement, organizing conflicts with The Batman sequel pushed him to step far from directing. Collider reported this in the course of a meeting with Reeves." The thing is actually that I definitely intended to," Reeves mentioned, revealing that his early talks along with Farrell made it seem feasible. Nevertheless, because of post-production work with The Batman as well as script responsibilities for The Batman Part II, he was actually not able to commit to directing an incident. "There was actually an aspect where our experts discovered ... I actually could not be additionally driving." Although he could not direct this time around, Reeves really did not eliminate potential involvement. "If [a] schedule ever presented itself ... I presume it would be truly fun," he said, noting his exhilaration to proceed teaming up with Farrell on The Batman Part II.Reeves, who is a manager producer on The Penguin, additionally recently validated that Robert Pattinson's Batman and Paul Dano's Riddler will certainly not seem in the program. "Rob is not visiting be in the series," Reeves informed Overall Film. the collection will certainly focus on Farrell's personality's cheer energy. While Batman's presence is felt in the after-effects of the 2022 movie, Reeves took note, "When I am actually doing a Batman story, Batman and Bruce is actually heading to be actually the bottom line of perspective." The Penguin debuts on HBO Maximum on September 19 and also includes a cast including Michael Kelly, Cristin Milioti, and also Clancy Brown. The collection, defined through Farrell as "definitely black" and also "very fierce," remains to increase the Gotham cosmos. You may check out GameSpot's customer review right here. The Batman Part II is assumed in 2026.