matt reeves has said the penguin spinoff show will directly link to the batman 2 the hbo max series is set to star colin farrell as the villain he first played the character in the batman theres actually a whole little fabric of things were wanting to do the way were doing with the penguin and how that comes back into how that will lead into the sequel and what that sequel is going to be reeves told collider he also gave a quick production update we are very very soon going to start shooting the penguin with colin that is super excitingby the sounds of it not only will the penguin show setup whats to come in the batman 2 but further projects might also lead to an interconnected batverse theres already an arkham asylum project in the works and reeves is reportedly interested in solo spinoff films about professor pyg scarecrow and clayface details on the batman 2 are scarce at the moment but reeves again speaking with collider revealed that the film is coming along nicely were deep in it and my partner and i are writing mattson tomlin and i are writing and its really exciting and im really excited about what were doing he said outside of the growing batverse the dcu has been going through a major upheaval after new dc studios ceos james gunn and peter safran prepare to unveil their slate so far wonder woman 3 has been canceled black adam 2 wont be happening and henry cavill wont be back as superman its also unclear if jason momoa will continue as aquaman after the upcoming aquaman and the lost kingdom you can keep up to date with the dcu with our guide to all the upcoming dc movies