Last night, we saw “The Penguin” actress Cristin Milioti winning an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Emmy for her performance as Gotham City mobster figure Sofia Falcone seeking revenge on her crime family, but she won’t be appearing in “The Batman Part II.”
This update comes from director Matt Reeves himself on the Emmys red carpet, speaking with MTV, the producer of “The Penguin” revealed that Milioti’s methodical and violent Sofia Falcone isn’t part of the sequel, despite previous confirmations that Colin Farrell will have a minor part as Oz Cobb/The Penguin.
“Cristin’s not in this one,” Reeves told MTV on Sunday at The Emmys. “But that’s because we were so deep into the script by the time we were in the show, so. But we’ll see. I mean, I think she’s incredible. What she did in the show is just astonishing. And what Lauren [LeFranc, showrunner] did in creating that character – I mean, creating this version of the character – is so special.”
“So, it’d be really exciting to do something with her,” he added. “But, she’s not in this one, in full disclosure, just because we were so far along in the story that it was like, ‘Oh gee, we could,’ it might upset the applecart, let’s say, given where the story goes, and what we were exploring. There are some things where it’s like, ‘Oh, we’d love to do this,’ but actually, that doesn’t fit within where the story goes.”
When it comes to a second season of “The Penguin,” Reeves said to Variety, “We’re in discussions. [Showrunner] Lauren [LeFranc] is thinking hard and we’re talking, so we’ll see. We love the show, and we think our cast is so incredible. The work that Lauren and the writers did was incredible. Our passion was in it, but never in our wildest dreams could we imagine it would have been received in the way that it was.”
This season two comment from Reeves comes after Farrell gave hints that he is still unconvinced that more episodes would be a “good idea.”
You can watch that exchange between Reeves and MTV reporter Josh Horowitz below, along with Milioti’s Emmys acceptance speech from last night.
All of my burning #Batman questions? @mattreevesLA answered ‘em – from #CristinMilioti’s future in the franchise to additional seasons of #ThePenguin.
— MTV (@MTV) September 15, 2025
📍: #Emmys with @joshuahorowitz pic.twitter.com/EFR5bwuawt
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