Matt Reeves Rumored To Be Introducing a New Joker in The Batman Trilogy

Matt Reeves Rumored To Be Introducing a New Joker in The Batman Trilogy

According to ComicBook.com, there is a rumor that Matt Reeves’ planned The Batman trilogy will introduce a new actor taking on the iconic villain Joker. While nothing has officially been confirmed, ComingSoon.net has been hearing similar rumors for months.

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The Direct is reporting that Reeves is planning for his Joker “to appear in the second and third movies as one of the films’ multiple villains.” The outlet goes on to say that the character will be referenced in the first installment, 2021’s The Batman, and that casting for the role has not yet started.

Starring alongside Robert Pattinson’s Batman/Bruce Wayne is Zoë Kravitz (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldMad Max: Fury Road) as Selina Kyle; Paul Dano (Love & Mercy12 Years a Slave) as Edward Nashton; Jeffrey Wright (the Hunger Games films) as the GCPD’s James Gordon; John Turturro (the Transformers films) as Carmine Falcone; Peter Sarsgaard (The Magnificent SevenBlack Mass) as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson; Jayme Lawson (Farewell Amor) as mayoral candidate Bella Reál; with Andy Serkis (the Planet of the Apes films, Black Panther) as Alfred; and Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemDumbo) as Oswald Cobblepot. Twins Max and Charlie Carver have also joined the movie in “sizable roles.”

Plot details are still being kept under wraps but The Batman is reportedly set to explore the Dark Knight’s younger years with Reeves further hinting at the film’s connection to the iconic comic book story arc “Year One” by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli which was published in 1987.

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Reeves and Dylan Clark (the Planet of the Apes films) are producing the film, with Simon Emanuel, Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada and Chantal Nong Vo serving as executive producers.

The Batman opens in theaters on October 1, 2021.

Should the rumors prove true, who would you want to see play Joker next? Sound off in the comments below!

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