Paul Dano is Edward Nashton aka "The Riddler"

[Eddie Dean]

... huh?

 

[shauner111]

How sick would it be if that first victim has a snake in his mouth? I keep imagining the tape getting removed from his face in the morgue and then you start to see his throat move and someone says “either he’s still alive, or I think something is in there”. I can just feel the suspense build as the piece of tape from his mouth slowly comes undone and a huge snake slithers out. Damn, I have chills.

lol what? Why a snake? I see the weird kinks are back..

 

[Mindreaper21]

lol what? Why a snake? I see the weird kinks are back..

How is that a kink? I was thinking about Silence of the Lambs when they found the cocoon in that girls mouth.

I’m a little weird, but I’m not that weird dude.

Also, I’m thinking of the term “lying snake”.

 

[Sawyer]

Good God, I had completely forgotten that Leto rumor.

 

[Matt.S99]

Oh goodness. That whole rumour was such a mess hahaha.
Maybe an interesting idea for an Elseworlds story, but definitely not for a film.

 

[hellblazer103]

It's just to excuse the fact that Leto was such an awful Joker that we might as well pretend he wasn't actually the Joker.

 

[BatsAndNights]

It's just to excuse the fact that Leto was such an awful Joker that we might as well pretend he wasn't actually the Joker.

I mean

I can't say I blame them

 

[scarlet-witch]

I never thought I'd be in a place where I never wanted to hear about the Joker again, but these past couple of years have brought me there.

I feel like going on a Dano marathon myself now.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Make sure to hit his Sopranos episode

 

[Mindreaper21]

Funny how Joker has about 250 pages and he’s not even in the movie. Yet, Riddler has the least pages of the confirmed villains and he’s the main villain lol. Seriously though, I really hope to see more fan art and videos for Riddler soon.

 

[Captain Tired]

Well it's because the Joker's always been a vastly more popular villain, let's not kid ourselves. Especially with his more recent portrayals in cinema.

The Riddler's my second favourite Batman villain, however, and despite the loss of his more overtly comic-book trappings being very regrettable imo, I'm still very optimistic about his portrayal in The Batman. Especially after hearing Dano's voice/cadence in the part.

Though I do hope that proving his genius is retained as the character's primary motivation, and not just a righteous crusade as many are speculating.

 

[Mindreaper21]

Well it's because the Joker's always been a vastly more popular villain, let's not kid ourselves. Especially with his more recent portrayals in cinema.

The Riddler's my second favourite Batman villain, however, and despite the loss of his more overtly comic-book trappings being very regrettable imo, I'm still very optimistic about his portrayal in The Batman. Especially after hearing Dano's voice/cadence in the part.

Though I do hope that proving his genius is retained as the character's primary motivation, and not just a righteous crusade as many are speculating.

Definitely true that Joker is the most popular Batman villain. That’s not even debatable. Riddler has always been my favorite though. Even when he was terribly written and underused, I had hope that someday someone would see all of the untapped potential with his character. There are so many films that display Riddler’s M.O. fantastically as well as actual killers, so there is a lot to take inspiration from.

As for his motivation, I honestly hope that it’s more than just to prove his intellect. I’d love for The Riddler to have more depth, but of course not some “Bruce Wayne gone wrong” type and not to be on a righteous crusade, so I agree with you there.

 

[Kane52630]

I would love it if Riddler had this moment at the end.

 

[Mindreaper21]

I would love it if Riddler had this moment at the end.

I can always count on you to have the perfect gifs at the perfect moments lol

Like: “You haven’t defeated me. I’ve already won.”

 

[Captain Tired]

Have you guys ever considered just watching Seven again?

 

[C Prometheus]

Have you guys ever considered just watching Seven again?

I rewatched it just last week, actually! Still holds up.

 

[Mindreaper21]

Watching it today. I watched Zodiac yesterday.

 

[Gothamsknight]

I rewatched it last week along with Zodiac.

 

[J.Drangal]

I'm going to see Seven again too, and also Zodiac... for the third time... this year...
I'll probably then watch the first season of True Detective and Mindhunter again. I have already seen both 2 times, but I need my Fincher and other ritual serial killer thriller fix...

And then I will probably clean up all my streaming activities to avoid any suspicion...

 

[Iceman]

This Riddler is going to be awesome. I always wanted a serious take on film. That said, any subtle comic book touches that Reeves chooses to incorporate would boost my enjoyment of him that much more.

 

[Kane52630]

Have you guys ever considered just watching Seven again?

I did... two days after the Batman trailer came out.

 

[Captain Tired]

I feel like my sarcasm got lost somewhere along the way.

Either that or you guys are just funnin' me.

 

[Kane52630]

I feel like my sarcasm got lost somewhere along the way.

Either that or you guys are just funnin' me.

 

[Mindreaper21]

I totally forgot Paul Dano played in Taking Lives.

 

[Kane52630]