Paul Dano Debated Shaving All Of His Body Hair To Play The Riddler In ‘The Batman’
etcanada.comPaul Dano was ready to commit to his first-ever big-budget movie role in “The Batman”. In a new cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, Dano says he got really into the mythology behind the villainous, puzzle-loving Riddler. “The thoroughness of this person, the almost maniacal detail that he puts into plotting — I was like, ‘OK, well, should I just shave all my body hair?’ So there’s no evidence?” Ultimately, Dano opted not to give The Riddler the hairless treatment, instead deciding, “I’m going to wrap my head in Saran wrap.” Sharing a few of his thoughts on The Riddler and what viewers can expect from director Matt Reeves’ take on the Caped Crusader, Dano says, “The audience is sort of indicted.
I’ve not seen that before in this kind of mass entertainment.” READ MORE: Paul Dano Had Trouble Sleeping While Playing The Riddler In ‘The Batman’: ‘I Was Scared Of What Was Happening In My Head’ While we all know The Riddler loves a good puzzle, has he jumped on the Wordle bandwagon? “That actually was very important to my backstory — not Wordle, literally — but the idea that puzzles were the only place that he would be given any form of positive feedback in his life,” Dano shares. “They were the only thing that ever said to him in his whole life, you win.” Though his career spans 25-years in mostly indie movies, the 37-year-old is now bracing himself for major worldwide attention with “The Batman”. “I am more clear in myself now about what I want and what I get from my work,” Dano says. “I can enjoy it now.” WATCH: Andy Serkis Calls Robert Pattinson A 'Fantastic' Batman Dano won’t be leaving the spotlight any time soon with another major movie role heading his way in Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans”.
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