The Batman Part II: Darker Tone, Smaller Penguin Role

Colin Farrell says The Batman Part II will be “deeper, scarier” with higher stakes, but his role as Oz Cobb/The Penguin will be even smaller than in the first film. Farrell returns after the HBO spin-off The Penguin — which earned him a Golden Globe and co-star Cristin Milioti an Emmy — and he recalled the Penguin appeared in only five scenes in the original film and initially felt “a bit silly” until director Matt Reeves’ visual conception clarified the character. The sequel, directed by Matt Reeves with Mattson Tomlin credited as co-writer, is scheduled for release on October 1, 2027, and filming is due to begin in spring 2026 after several delays. Reeves has teased the movie will introduce a villain “never really been done in a movie before” and that the tone will be darker and scarier.