Geek Preview writes:
"We’ve all heard about the rumors of Leonardo DiCaprio as Riddler but, we could only sort-of see him as the infamous Riddler. In my personal opinion, Jim Carrey did great — because he is pretty batshit insane himself. But then I got to thinking: if not Leonardo DiCaprio, then who?"
Many moons ago, the DC film universe looked much different than what it does today.
Batman, Beetlejuice, Birdman and more! Here are the 7 best Michael Keaton movies from his long and illustrious career.
There have been many iterations of Batman seen on the big and small screen, and it was revealed this week that the sequel to Matt Reeves' The Batman officially has a title and that DC Studios is also working on a Brave and the Bold movie.
Russell Brand? Really?!!
Neil Patrick Harris? Yes, he could kill as a more insane Riddler (which is how the next version of this character needs to be portrayed to be the polar opposite of Carrey's incarnation.)
Johnny Depp? No thanks.
Leo? Yes. He needs a role where he can "let loose" and be insane.
Tom Green? Oh geez. Can't approve this post now because of this choice alone.
Just our take.
Hey SHA. Sorry you don't like our choices; perhaps we aren't clear enough! We appreciate the feedback on the list.
We felt that these actors are great character actors that could definitely pull off the Riddler. The only choice that wasn't on the list that deserves to be on it upon further consideration is Joseph Gordon-Levitt. We still feel strongly that these actors could each pull off a unique, insane Riddler in the Batman world (not just Nolan's universe.) After all, Jim Carrey did it, right? ;)
Doesn't seem like the author put much thought into his article. Anyways, my top 5 would go something like...
Paul Bettany
Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man)
Sharlto Copley
David Tennant (Dr. Who)
Heath Ledger...oh wait a minute
David Tennant....I would have never thought of him but he'd be perfect for the part. Good thinking Defectiv3
Nobody could have imagined before hand that Heath Ledger would epitomize the role of the Joker. So seeing Leo as the Riddler would be a definite possibility.
The Riddler must be thin first off... and the actor must be able to pull off crazy without coming across as comedic. This isn't the old Batman movies with the likes of Arnold being Mr. Freeze and Jim Carrey's over the top rendition of the Riddler.
I am thinking Frank Gorshin's role as Riddler was classic in the TV series. He had humor but was evil and menacing.
My vote goes to Joseph Gordon-Levitt. An actor that has been under appreciated in everything he has done. He can pull off a Heath Ledger moment if anyone could. The only issue is that he is already playing the role of John Blake in the latest film. Could that possibly be twisted to allow him to take on the Riddler persona?