The Batman's Joker Future Appearances Teased By Director Matt Reeves
The Batman director Matt Reeves teases the places where his version of Joker might appear again in the future. The film, which stars Robert Pattinson as the latest iteration of the titular caped crusader, came to theaters on March 4, 2022 and quickly became the second film of the pandemic era to storm the domestic box office after the juggernaut Spider-Man: No Way Home. The film also recasts many other major characters from Batman lore, including Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Paul Dano as Riddler, Colin Farrell as Penguin, and Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman.
In a surprise scene late in the film, The Batman revealed that they had also included a new version of Joker, played by Eternals' Barry Keoghan in a brief appearance with his face obscured. However, his face and more of his backstory were recently revealed when Warner Bros. shared a five-minute deleted scene from the film where Batman confronts the iconic villain in Arkham Asylum. Reeves has also shared more details about Joker's past and how it differs from previous iterations, including the fact that the character was born with his signature smile.
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While speaking with Variety, Reeves discussed potential places for this version of Joker to pop up in the DC Universe. He hinted that "there might be places," saying that the character is something he is "very interested in doing in an Arkham space, potentially for HBO Max." Cryptically, he also added that it "isn’t impossible that there is some story that comes back where Joker comes into our world." Read his full quote below:
There might be places. There’s stuff I’m very interested in doing in an Arkham space, potentially for HBO Max.
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