Before Saltburn, Barry Keoghan played the Joker…and it only cost him $10!

Before starring alongside Jakob Elordi in the sultry and provocative Saltburn, a hit on Prime Video – and featuring the most disturbing scene ever, which inspired a strange candle scent… – Barry Keoghan was the Joker in Batman (2022) with Matt. Reeves, in which Robert Pattinson was the Dark Knight.

In a recent interview with Esquire magazine, the actress recalled her audition that went viral, revealing that she only spent $10. Although he sent in his own tape to play the role of the Riddler, Paul Dano eventually got the role. However, his performance impressed me enough Matt Reeves So that he offers him an unexpected role: the role of the Joker.

In the audition in question, we find a creepy Barry Keoghan emerging from an elevator in a Riddler costume and walking down a seedy hallway in a Clockwork Orange style.

I just made it up. I wanted it to be like Kubrick: symmetrical, X on the back, square door frame, everything is square. I just wanted the booty to show. With swag and glamour. I just presented my idea. And then I’m like, “I’m going to send this!”

After the film’s theatrical release, Warner Bros. has officially released a long deleted scene from the movie introducing the Joker Barry Keoghandown to (re)discover.

Barry Keoghan described his Joker as “a bit charming and a bit disturbed” and “a broken guy”. He also refused to let the make-up team change his blue eyes for the role. “I wanted a person behind the makeup“, he explained. “I want people to identify with him… it’s the facade he puts on.“

Matt Reeves, for his part, explained on the IGN microphone in 2022 that his inspiration for the Joker was David Lynch’s Elephant Man, confirming his vision of a character born with a deformity that would isolate him. from the world.

Rediscover the bonus scene with the Joker below:

Return of the Joker?

If speculation is anything to go by as to who the villain of The Batman: Part II could be, it seems that the return of the Joker is very possible. after release Batman, Matt Reeves told Variety that the character’s inclusion in the original film did not mean he would be part of the sequel:This is not a scene with an easter egg. It’s not one of those Marvel or DC ending scenes where you say, “Hey, here’s the next movie!” I actually have no idea when or if we’ll get this character back in the movies.“

and still, Barry Keoghan Now casting doubt: “I can’t say anything about that,” he replied to Etalk recently. “But it would be interesting, wouldn’t it? Do you see the Joker coming back to life? My smile says it all.“A smile for confirmation? It is possible.

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In any case, and despite being intimidated by the previous performances of Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix, the Irish actor is ready to move on. “I’ve already created a whole story around my Joker in case I need him for Batman 2. It will be a whole new way to play it.“, he told the New York Times in 2022. His return has not yet been confirmed.

The Batman: Part II is scheduled for release on October 1, 2025.

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