In a new interview with Clique, actor Paul Dano discusses his time playing The Riddler in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, including if he would like to see his self-penned Riddler: Year One prequel One made into a movie or series.
The Batman has an extended universe already with The Penguin TV series but it also has a novel, Before the Batman, and a really rather superb comic series/graphic novel, Riddler: Year One, which was written by Dano himself and it’s dark, brooding and pretty great.
I read it when The Penguin series was airing and the two went together really well, Dano has a great understanding of this take on Gotham and the people in it and the book is an essential read for fans of Matt Reeves’ universe.
Telling the story of why Dano’s Edward Nashton became the Riddler, the novel sees his idealistic characteer caught up in a web of corruption which eventually results in him turning to the dark side as he builds an online army of followers, including, he hopes, Batman.
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But would he be interested in seeing the comic adapted like The Penguin?
“Why not?” he says, “If we can do something really good. You gotta keep the bar high. That’s one of the things I liked about Matt Reeves and I, we’re both obsessive, so as long as we can make something we care about.”
He discusses his love of Gotham and the character and when he’s asked if he’s returning for The Batman Part II, he acts pretty cagey and refuses to answer.
I’d be 100% on for watching an adaptation of Riddler: Year One, it’s a great story and I think it would work really well on the small – or big – screen.
Thoughts? I know you have them and I wanna hear ’em all.
Watch the full interview:
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From Warner Bros. Pictures comes Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson in the dual role of Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne. Starring alongside Pattinson (“Tenet,” “The Lighthouse”) as Gotham’s famous and infamous cast of characters are Zoë Kravitz (“Big Little Lies,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”) as Selina Kyle; Paul Dano (“Love & Mercy,” “12 Years a Slave”) as Edward Nashton; Jeffrey Wright (“No Time to Die,” “Westworld”) as the GCPD’s James Gordon; John Turturro (the “Transformers” films, “The Plot Against America”) as Carmine Falcone; Peter Sarsgaard (“The Magnificent Seven,” “Interrogation”) 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 (“The Gentlemen,” “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”) as Oswald Cobblepot.
Reeves (“The Planet of the Apes” franchise) directed from a screenplay by Reeves & Peter Craig, based on characters from DC. Batman was created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. Dylan Clark (the “Planet of the Apes” films) and Reeves produced the film, with Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo and Simon Emanuel serving as executive producers. The director’s behind-the-scenes creative team included Oscar-nominated director of photography Greig Fraser (“Dune,” “Lion”); Reeves’ “Planet of the Apes” production designer, James Chinlund, and editor, William Hoy; editor Tyler Nelson (“Rememory”); and Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“1917,” “Little Women,” “Anna Karenina”). The music is by Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (the current “Spider-Man,” “Jurassic World” and “Star Wars” films, “Up”).
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