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Mar 25, 2022 · Barry Keoghan plays the Joker in a deleted scene from Matt Reeves’ The Batman. In the 5-minute clip, Robert Pattinson’s Batman asks the Joker about the Riddler (Paul Dano). The scene is set...
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In an early cut of “The Batman,” Keoghan actually showed up much earlier, in a scene following the revelation that the Riddler has killed the Gotham City police commissioner (before Jeffrey Wright’s Jim Gordon gets the job) and left behind yet another note addressed to the Batman. Between the Riddler’s notes casting an uncomfortable spotlight on Ba...
Cutting the first Joker scene was so heartbreaking that Reeves intends to release it once enough people have seen “The Batman.” “It’s a really creepy, cool scene,” he says. “That was the scene that was meant to introduce this guy and just to tease the audience to go like, ‘Oh my god, he’shere too? And he’s not yet the Joker — what’s this going to b...
To keep an air of mystery, and reinforce the idea that this Joker hasn’t fully becomethe Joker, Reeves decided to shoot both of Keoghan’s scenes with the actor’s face obscured and partially out of focus. But he still worked with prosthetic makeup artist Michael Marino (“Coming 2 America”) to develop this Joker’s full look. “I said, ‘The shape of hi...
When Keoghan’s casting was announced, his character was presented as a Gotham City cop named Stanley Merkel who works with Jim Gordon. “I didn’t want to call him the Joker,” Reeves says. “I wanted him to be this kind of lean forward thing for people who were fans to go like, ‘Oh my god, I think that’s the Joker. I think they’re doing the Joker.'” B...
Director Matt Reeves reveals how he cast Barry Keoghan as the Joker in The Batman and why he cut his role from the final film. He also teases the possibility of a HBO Max series about Arkham Asylum.
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Mar 24, 2022 · Although Keoghan is officially credited as “Unnamed Arkham Prisoner,” Reeves confirmed to IGN that this character is indeed a proto-Joker. The Batman may not be an origin story for the title...
Mar 25, 2022 · Barry Keoghan's Joker has different scars than other on-screen Jokers. Matt Reeves explains this new iteration's backstory.
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May 19, 2022 · Learn how director Matt Reeves created a sympathetic and tragic version of The Joker for his 2022 film "The Batman." Find out the sources of inspiration, the biological condition, and the iconic line from Barry Keoghan's Joker.
Feb 20, 2024 · Matt Reeves reveals that Keoghan's Joker has a congenital disease that makes him smile horrifically and shapes his nihilistic view of the world. The director also explains why he chose this unique origin for the iconic villain.
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Mar 24, 2022 · 'The Batman' director Matt Reeves released a deleted scene featuring Barry Keoghan as the Joker facing off with Robert Pattinson's Batman.
