The Batman's Paul Dano Reveals He Struggled Sleeping After Playing The Riddler

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Paul Dano's Riddler is the new big foe for Robert Pattinson's caped crusader to face in the upcoming The Batman. Looking to take things in a much more serious, and darker direction, Dano has now revealed his portrayal of the comic book character has resulted in many nights with difficulty sleeping.

The Riddler has been one of Batman's iconic supervillains for many years, and as the name suggests, the mastermind incorporates riddles and puzzles into his crimes. After a goofy, comedic approach to the character from Jim Carrey in 1995's Batman Forever, Riddler is finally making his way back to the big screen in what appears to be a realistic portrayal of the villain that is sort of molded after the real-life Zodiac killer.

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It's of course difficult to tap into any role, especially with such an unpredictable character like the Riddler. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly ahead of The Batman's early March release date, Dano delved deeper into playing such an iconic character that has been around for many years, also adding that as exciting as it was to take on the role, it also became taxing at some points. «There's a sequence with Peter Sarsgaard's character [Gil Colson]. That was intense,» Dano recalled. «There were some nights around that I probably didn't sleep as well as I would've wanted to just because it was a little hard to come down from this character. It takes a lot of energy to get there. And so you almost have to sustain it once you're there because going up and down is kind of hard.»

With such commitment to a role, director Matt Reeves believes Dano's performance will truly be a memorable one. «Paul is really a chameleon,» the filmmaker claimed.