New The Batman Clip Reveals The Face Of Paul Dano's The Riddler
Matt Reeves' The Batman is almost here, and fans are eagerly awaiting the latest installment in the lore of the Caped Crusader. Over the last year, viewers' desire for news on the film has been met by the slow revealing of information about Robert Pattinson's version of The Dark Knight and Paul Dano's portrayal of the film's villain, the Riddler. Now, fans are finally given a glimpse of the Riddler's smirk.
Matt Reeves has continued to insist that his Batman film will be different from the rest and trailers released so far seem to corroborate this claim. The Batman has been marketed as a darker, grittier version of the superhero than previous iterations which, up to this point, have focused on Batman's heroic side. Reeves' version of the Riddler has also sparked interest, as the director has drawn comparisons between his villain and real-life serial killers.
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While images of The Batman's the Riddler in costume are not rare and were included in the film's first trailer last year, he is rarely seen out of the Zodiac-inspired plastic getup. Until now, fans have only been given a carefully edited scene of the Riddler at a diner that focuses on the back of his head and never reveals his face. An unedited version of the scene has been released through Good Morning America, wherein Gotham police point guns at the villain, yelling at him to turn around, and this time the scene remains on the face of the Riddler, complete with a satisfied smirk.
Dano does not speak in the newly revealed clip, but the smile he gives the police says a lot about his character. In typical Riddler fashion, it gives the impression that he knows something they don't, and he is a step
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