Director Matt Reeves shared a deleted scene from his superhero epic The Batman on Thursday. The five-minute clip shows Robert Pattinson’s Batman meeting his classic nemesis, the Joker, played by Irish actor Barry Keoghan. The scene became available via a website that mimics the word puzzles posed by Paul Dano’s Riddler in the movie.
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The scene follows Batman’s discovery that the Riddler killed the Gotham City Police commissioner. Riddler leaves behind another of his cryptic notes addressed to the Batman, unnerving the Caped Crusader. In order to gain insight into what makes the Riddler tick, Batman pays a visit to the Joker at Arkham Asylum.
“I thought he would be really insecure about this and he’d probably want to find some way to get into the [Riddler’s] minset – this idea of profiling somebody, so you can predict his next move,” Reeves said.
In the scene, Batman pressures the Joker for reasons behind the Riddler’s actions. The scene crescendos with the Joker saying “I think somewhere, deep down, you’re just terrified because you’re not sure he’s wrong.”
You can watch the full deleted scene in the player above. Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section below! Lastly, in case you missed it, have a look at our Oscar Breakdown for Leading Performances.
