Barry Keoghan Shares His Audition Tape For ‘The Batman’: Actor Wanted Riddler Role Before Joker Casting
etcanada.comBarry Keoghan has shared his audition tape that landed him the role of the Joker in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman.” The actor, 29, revealed in a new interview with GQ UK that he sent the unsolicited tape to Reeves’ team soon after hearing about the project.
Keoghan was angling for the part of the Riddler, which first went to Jonah Hill and then finally to Paul Dano. However, the video caught Reeves’ attention and secured the “Dunkirk” star a spot in the cast as another Batman villain — the Joker. READ MORE: ‘The Batman’ Director Posts Deleted Scene With The Joker In his audition tape, Keoghan steps out of an elevator dressed in black pants, a black shirt, bright green suspenders and a bowler cap.
His eyes are heavily lined with black eyeliner. He meanders through what appears to be an empty apartment hallway while wielding a cane seemingly as an extension of his body.
At the end of the tape, Keoghan appears with a bloody handprint on his cheek as he stares menacingly ahead. Saint-Saëns’ “Danse Macabre” plays throughout. “I wanted to be Riddler,” Keoghan told GQ UK, adding that he learned the role had already been cast only after submitting his audition.
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