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Pablo Peixoto from Qu4tro Coisas talks about Matt Reeves' apologies for Batman's absence in the Penguin series Matt Reeves, director of The Batman, clarified why the hero will not intervene in the events of the spin-off series The Penguin, focused on the villain Oz Cobb. In an interview with Digital Spy, Reeves highlighted that the plot of the series takes place one week after the catastrophic events of the film, when the Riddler flooded Gotham City. "This was a time of great turbulence in the city... [Batman] is out there trying to deal with the consequences of everything that happened, for which he blames himself to some extent," he explained. READ ALSO 5 Movies to watch before the premiere of The Batman The flood devastated Gotham, leaving the city in a state of chaos. In this scenario, crimes multiply and the police are struggling to contain the violence. This situation paves the way for the rise of Oz Cobb in the criminal underworld, while Batman focuses his efforts on the immediate consequences of the destruction. Reeves stated that, even with the idea of a special appearance being considered, no proposal proved satisfactory for the plot. Matt Reeves reveals reasons why Batman does not appear in The Penguin According to the director, the writing team explored several possibilities for integrating the Dark Knight into the series. “We tried a few different ideas conceptually… nothing seemed to fit in a way that felt deserved,” said Reeves. One of the proposals included an interaction between Batman and Vic, Oz's right-hand man, but the idea ended up being discarded for diverting the narrative focus.