{"id":11749,"date":"2022-03-04T15:18:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T14:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1597121"},"modified":"2022-03-04T15:44:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T14:44:13","slug":"the-batman-director-reveals-second-scene-featuring-barry-keoghan-was-cut","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-batman-director-reveals-second-scene-featuring-barry-keoghan-was-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"The Batman director reveals second scene featuring Barry Keoghan was cut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Naomi Gordon\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 04 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Batman<\/a> director Matt Reeves has spoken about cutting a scene starring Barry Keoghan. Look away now, as there are spoilers ahead for The Batman movie and Keoghan\u2019s character<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The superhero film isn\u2019t an origin story for the caped crusader, but for the Dark Knight\u2019s most infamous antagonist. Viewers are introduced to Keoghan\u2019s sinister prisoner when he speaks with Paul Dano\u2019s Riddler\/Edward Nashton, who\u2019s in a neighbouring cell at Arkham State Hospital.<\/p>\n

They form a close bond when the prisoner attempts to cheer the Riddler up after he loses his battle against Batman, and delivers the Riddler\u2019s signature line, \u201cRiddle me this\u201d, when asking a riddle whose answer the Riddler correctly guesses is \u201ca friend.\u201d We only see little of the prisoner as he\u2019s obscured by a shadow, but his rictus grin, maniacal laugh and trademark green hair are clearly visible.<\/p>\n

The unnamed Arkham Prisoner is unveiled to be none other than the Joker.<\/p>\n

Despite initial reports that Keoghan would be playing Gotham City Police Department officer Stanley Merkel in the film \u2013 as a ruse to throw fans off \u2013 the Irish actor only appears in the one scene towards the end of the film.<\/p>\n

Reeves has revealed that he filmed two scenes featuring Keoghan as the Joker, but the earlier one ended up on the cutting room floor.<\/p>\n

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Discussing the deleted scene, and his idea around the Joker\u2019s look, the filmmaker told IGN<\/a>: \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is that the reason that Joker\u2019s in the movie is there was actually another scene that was earlier. And because the movie is not an origin tale for Batman, but it\u2019s his early days, it really is an origin tale for the Rogue\u2019s Gallery\u2019s characters. And for me, I think [it\u2019s] this idea that the Joker is not yet the Joker, but they already have this relationship.\u201d<\/p>

He continued: \u201cThe scene that was not in the movie, the scene that this is really the companion to, which is actually a really cool scene that will release at some point, it\u2019s a scene where Batman is so unnerved because the Riddler is writing to him. And he\u2019s like, \u2018Well, why is this guy writing to me?\u2019 And he figures he\u2019s got to profile this killer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe goes to see another killer that he\u2019s clearly had an experience with in these first two years. And this killer in this story is not yet the character that we come to know, right? So everybody\u2019s in their infancy. So in the comics, these characters often declare their alter egos in response to the fact that there\u2019s a Batman out there. And so here, we have a Joker who\u2019s not yet the Joker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keoghan is also known for his role as Druig in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the film Eternals.<\/p>\n

Recent portrayals of The Joker have included Joaquin Phoenix in Joker and Jared Leto in Suicide Squad and Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League.<\/p>\n

The Batman is out now in cinemas. <\/b>While you\u2019re waiting, check out more of our Movies<\/a> hub, or visit our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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