
The Riddler has seen such takes in both comics and on screen, ranging from cartoonishly narcissistic to dangerously grim.

Like how Nolan also redeemed Two-Face from Batman Forever ’s tonally unfaithful Tommy Lee Jones version, Matt Reeves could be doing the same for that movie’s zany and aggressively silly Jim Carrey take on the Riddler.Ĭomic book characters as a rule can be open to multiple interpretations while keeping the core of what makes them instantly recognizable.

Though director Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy was widely acclaimed for reinventing the superhero’s dense world and characters in a modern, more grounded setting – and redeeming his theatrical reputation after the maligned mid-to-late-’90s movies – The Batman seems set to do something excitedly different by using similar narrative approaches.

