Barry Keoghan Needs To Return As The Joker After ‘The Batman’ Cameo

Barry Keoghan has expressed curiosity in returning to the function of The Joker following his look because the character in The Batman.

Earlier this yr, The Batman featured the debut of a brand new tackle The Joker, with 29-year-old actor Barry Keoghan taking over the function of the Clown Prince of Crime. Greatest recognized for his work within the Yorgos Lanthimos-directed The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Chloé Zhao’s Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Eternals, Keoghan is the seventh actor who has performed The Joker in a live-action format, and the third youngest to do after Heath Ledger and Cameron Monaghan.

Regardless of The Batman‘s large 176-minute runtime, Barry Keoghan solely had one scene within the film as The Joker. Director Matt Reeves later launched one other scene that includes The Joker and Robert Pattinson’s Batman, which was minimize from the ultimate model of the film. Throughout a latest interview with GQ, Keoghan talked about that he’d be right down to reprise the function in a sequel to The Batman.

“As quickly as that decision comes, I’m there man, I’m there.”

Earlier on in his interview with GQ, Barry Keoghan talked about that he initially needed to play The Riddler, however the function had already been crammed with Paul Dano. Nonetheless, Keoghan nonetheless despatched an audition tape to the individuals behind The Batman and even met with producer Dylan Clark. 4 months later, Keoghan’s agent advised him that they needed him to convey The Joker to life. “The Batman desires you to play the Joker – however you can not inform anybody,” is what Keoghan was advised regarding the function.

A sequel to The Batman is at present in improvement at Warner Brothers, with Matt Reeves writing the script alongside Mattson Tomlin. Particulars concerning the movie’s plot are being saved below lock and key. A spin-off sequence revolving round The Penguin can also be within the works at HBO Max, with filming set to start subsequent yr.

Directed by Matt Reeves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson because the titular hero, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano because the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as Bella Reál, with Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, Colin Farrell because the Penguin and Barry Keoghan as The Joker.

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Supply: GQ