A new TheBatman tie-in novel reveals interesting details about the Riddler's past, and one mirrors a certain Dark Knight character...👀
A new tie-in novel for The Batman provides fans with some fascinating background details for Paul Dano’s version of the Riddler. An iconic member of Batman’s infamous rogues gallery, the Riddler was first created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang in 1948, and would go on to join the likes of the Joker as one of DC’s best-known villains.
In 2019, shortly after Robert Pattinson was cast as Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ bold new take on the franchise in The Batman, it was reported that Jonah Hill was in talks to play either the Riddler or Penguin. After Hill eventually exited negotiations, Dano was cast in the role of Edward Nashton while Colin Farrell would assume the mantle of Penguin .
While is it not entirely clear whether Nashton would indeed become a forensic accountant as his younger self once envisioned, the possibility does bring to mind parallels with another iteration of the Batman franchise. In Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, another forensic accountant by the name Coleman Reese was able to deduce Bruce Wayne’s secret identity based on an analysis of his company’s spending.
Yet while in The Dark Knight Reese planned to use this knowledge in a misguided attempt to blackmail Bruce Wayne, by all accounts Dano’s Riddler would most certainly put this knowledge to use in a far more sinister fashion in The Batman. What fans will really want to know, however, is what ultimately triggers Nashton’s deadly killing spree throughout Gotham, and what possible connection it has to Bruce’s family.
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