Batman Part II ties to The Penguin, set for 2027 release

Colin Farrell said the upcoming sequel to Matt Reeves's The Batman will begin a few weeks after the events of HBO's The Penguin, reinforcing a direct narrative link between the 2022 film, the 2024 spinoff series, and the next movie now scheduled for October 1, 2027. Farrell, who plays Oswald Oz Cobb, made the comments while promoting his recent projects and speaking about his continued involvement in Reeves's Batman universe. The film is slated to begin filming in the spring and was co-written by Reeves and Mattson Tomlin.

Farrell described the screenplay for The Batman Part II as exceptional, calling it "kind of a masterwork" and saying it is dense, intelligent and richly detailed. He said he read the script in full after receiving it and spoke with Reeves at length about its themes and character arcs. Farrell also indicated his onscreen role will be reduced compared with his presence in the series, saying he has "not much to do on it, just a little bit" while praising the script and Robert Pattinson's trajectory in the story.

The Penguin, which followed Farrell's Oz Cobb through an eight-episode rise to power amid the aftermath of Edward Nashton's catastrophic attack,...