The Batman director Matt Reeves has confirmed the identity of the mysterious character. He says it’s not a teaser for a sequel. Speaking to Variety, the director explained that Barry Keoghan is actually playing the Joker. “You’re right,” Reeves told the publication. “It’s the Joker.” However, his other comments will bewilder people who were hoping to see the Clown Prince of Crime in any Batman sequel. This does not mean that fans will not see this character again. But it seems clear that Reeves has no intention of moving in that particular direction going forward. Gotham has no shortage of iconic villains. In fact, fans just had a lot of fun with all of these characters during The Batman. It is impossible to say what kind of threats the Riddler made at the end of this film.
“This is not an Easter egg scene,” he began. “This isn’t one of those scenes in the end credits of Marvel or DC where everyone is like, ‘Hey, here’s the next movie!’ In fact, I have no idea when we will return to this character in the movies.”
“I thought it would be really cool if so much Gotham fabric already existed,” Reeves added. “And it was like an old Warner Bros. gangster movie, and if you take a certain twist, you can see the character in his origin.”
“I never tried to say, ‘Hey, guess what, here’s the Joker. Next Movie! he continued. “The idea was to say, ‘Hey, look, if you think the problems in Gotham will go away, you can forget about them. They are already here. And they’re already delicious.”
That’s how Warner Bros. describes Reeves’ last film:
A daring, action-packed thriller that sees Batman in his early years trying to strike a balance between rage and righteousness as he investigates a disturbing mystery that terrorizes Gotham. knowing that the anger that consumes him doesn’t make him any better than the ruthless serial killer he’s hunting.”
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