The Batman Director Matt Reeves Confirms The Identity Of That Unnamed Arkham Prisoner

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The following article contains spoilers for The Batman.

The Batman has finally arrived in theatres and there is much to discuss within the film's three-hour runtime, especially one of the final ending scenes, which may have introduced Batman's most infamous villain. Now director Matt Reeves has confirmed that the identity of the unnamed Arkham prisoner is in fact none other than the Joker.

The Batman introduces a wide array of villains for Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight to go up against, a couple being Paul Dano's Edward Nashton/Riddler and Colin Farrell's Penguin. Rumors were brewing before the film's release that Barry Keoghan was set to play the Joker after his own brother took to social media to reveal the news. While not totally confirmed, it now appears the caped crusader will have plenty of more foes to face, as the film's ending hints at who's to come in the sequel.

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When the Riddler is captured by Batman and GCPD, he is brought to Arkham Hospital (commonly known as Arkham Asylum in the comics), the home for the criminally insane. In one of the film's ending scenes, he is seen chatting with a neighboring inmate whose face is hidden in shadows but his smile and green-tinged hair stick out. The unnamed inmate also teases his identity by telling the Riddler, «One day you're on top, the next day you’re a clown.” Now speaking with IGN, Reeves delved deeper into that particular scene, as the filmmaker not only confirmed the unnamed Arkham prisoner to be Keoghan's version of the Joker, but also revealed that they had shot an entirely different scene before it was cut.

»What's interesting is that the reason that Joker's in the movie is there was actually another