One of the crucial intriguing introductions in The Batman was Barry Keoghan’s Joker. The character solely seems briefly on the finish of the movie, and that look appeared designed to juice curiosity in a possible sequel.
Now that James Gunn has taken over the reins at DC, although, it’s unclear whether or not Keoghan will return to DC in any kind. Now, Gunn has taken to Threads to quash one rumor about Keoghan’s Joker, specifically that he was set to star in a derivative collection very similar to The Penguin.
“Activate Threads, and everyone seems to be asking me about this. No, there’s completely no reality to this. A Joker collection isn’t being mentioned, nor has [it] even come up at the moment,” Gunn said in his post.
When The Batman was first launched in 2022, Keoghan defined that he had really despatched in an unsolicited audition tape as a result of he was interested in taking part in The Riddler. On the time, Jonah Hill had already been solid within the function, and Paul Dano would finally go on to play the half.
4 months after he despatched in his tape, although, he received a name from his agent saying: “The Batman desires you to play the Joker — however you can not inform anybody.”
He additionally defined that he wished to make his model of the character somebody relatable. “I wished some type of human in there behind the make-up. I would like folks to narrate to him … [to know] this can be a façade he places on.”
Keoghan appears prepared and wanting to return to the function ought to he be referred to as upon to take action, however a minimum of for now, he hasn’t obtained that decision.
