Regardless of not being part of James Gunn’s DCU, director Matt Reeves has constructed a universe round his movie The Batman that followers are discovering compelling.
He gave us the primary darkish and gritty movie which discovered Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) in his second yr of being the Darkish Knight, the place he was leaning into his detective mode. Then the TV collection The Penguin got here out, giving us some context for the character Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell), and we’re all prepared for extra.
Reeves can be able to proceed his work on this world, and he expressed his hopes in an interview with MTV Information, saying, “I’d like to do extra [spinoff series],” including that “the factor we’re actually targeted on” is The Batman 2.
“We’re speaking about doing the second season of The Penguin, however my large precedence is to get The Batman 2 capturing and going. After which it’ll be thrilling the place we’ll go from there.”
He went on to substantiate that manufacturing is ready to start this yr, and added, “Our plan, and our hope, is completely to do one other season [of The Penguin]. We simply should provide you with the concept we predict is the fitting concept, which is what we’re engaged on.”
Whereas growth on The Batman 2 is “taking longer than I’d have wished,” Reeves mentioned, “I’m tremendous enthusiastic about what we’re doing, so I actually can’t wait to share that with all people.”
We’re excited to see the following film, and the following Batman universe tales he’ll inform through TV.