{"id":14036,"date":"2022-04-18T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1628609"},"modified":"2022-04-18T14:17:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:17:09","slug":"the-batman-director-confirms-hidden-riddler-appearance-most-viewers-missed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-batman-director-confirms-hidden-riddler-appearance-most-viewers-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Batman director confirms hidden Riddler appearance most viewers missed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 18 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>A new Caped Crusader was introduced to Gotham earlier this year. Matt Reeves\u2019 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/batman-2-release-date-news\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">The Batman<\/a> arrived in cinemas in March and received strong box office figures.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Pattinson starred as the titular hero, who had already established himself as a crime fighter in the city by the time we met him.<\/p>\n<p>A host of iconic Batman villains appeared alongside him, including Paul Dano as the Riddler, who took on main antagonist duties.<\/p>\n<p>While we wait for <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/batman-2-release-date-news\/&quot;\">a sequel to be confirmed<\/a>, fans have been poring over the film for hidden details since it was released on HBO Max across the pond today (18th April).<\/p> <p>One such fan even spotted the Riddler himself in an early shot that most viewers missed, which director Matt Reeves confirmed was indeed Dano\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely insane catch by my pal @ajrascals \u2013 at exactly 31:55 into #TheBatman you can actually SEE Paul Dano\u2019s Riddler in the window opposite the iceberg lounge. Waiting, watching. Can you confirm 100% @mattreevesLA?!,\u201d the initial tweet read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, I can confirm. 100%\u201d Reeves replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Indeed, I can confirm. 100% <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/bryYms9t0x&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/bryYms9t0x<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattreevesLA\/status\/1515969850245406722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 18, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The shot sets up <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/the-batman-ending-explained-how-does-robert-pattinson-film-end\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Batman\u2019s ending<\/a>, in which the Riddler kills Falcone outside the Iceberg lounge sniper-style before allowing himself to be caught.<\/p>\n<p>It also adds to the fact he thinks he was working with Batman, instead of leaving the clues to taunt him with, all along.<\/p>\n<p>Though that partnership was definitely one-sided, it looks like Dano\u2019s Riddler has found himself an actual friend in prison, with the Joker making an appearance in the film\u2019s last scenes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/batman-riddler-cards-villains\/&quot;\">The Batman\u2019s Riddler Easter eggs tease more classic villains<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Batman is available to rent on <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a> from Tuesday 19th April. 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