Why The Batman's Version Of The Joker Is So Different
How does Barry Keoghan's Joker in The Batman compare to his movie predecessors? Here's our actor-by-actor breakdown. It's testament to the villain's enduring cultural legacy that Hollywood's club of Joker actors is almost as large as Batman's. Only Val Kilmer and George Clooney sneaked away without facing the infamous Clown Prince of Crime (and then only because their movies semi-existed within Tim Burton's continuity), but Joaquin Phoenix starring in DC's Joker solo movie helped close the gap. The latest pale addition to their ranks is Barry Keoghan, who makes his official debut in Matt Reeves' 2022 The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader.
In official terms, Keoghan's Joker debuts in The Batman's final scenes. The Riddler (Paul Dano) is transferred to Arkham and barely has time to find a place for his toothbrush before a mysterious inmate begins making friendly overtures. Though not referenced by name, the laugh and silhouette all but confirm this shadowy creep is Barry Keoghan's Joker. And to dispel any lingering clouds of uncertainty, Warner Bros. released a 5-minute deleted scene showing The Batman's new Joker in full. The sequence — in which Pattinson's Batman seeks Joker's perspective on the Riddler case — not only gives close-up details of Keoghan's physical appearance in the iconic role, but also offers breadcrumbs as to his backstory and past with Batman.
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As Keoghan himself has since acknowledged, he joins a long and illustrious line of big screen Bat-botherers, following in the footsteps of Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto and Joaquin Phoenix. How does The Batman's interpretation
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