Barry Keoghansays a funny thing happened on the way to playing the Joker in the newBatmanfilm.
The Joker, that was funny how that happened, he related in anEsquire interview.
He heard there might be an opening for the role of the Riddler.
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No one asked him to audition.
No one encouraged him to send in a tape.
But he sent in a tape which fetaured him walking down a hallway in slow motion without speaking.
I just made it up.
I wanted to make it Kubrick-y: symmetrical, theXon the back, the square doorframe, everything square.
I just wanted swag to come across.
It was just me giving my idea.
And then Is like, Ima send this in!
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As it turns out, The Riddler role went to Paul Dano.
