Barry Keoghan says he “just wanted swag to come across” in his audition for the Riddler
nme.comThe Batman.Keoghan revealed in October last year that he had first auditioned for Riddler, sending director Matt Reeves an “unsolicited” recording of himself to campaign for the role.
The audition clip – which he shared online and can be seen below – instead landed him the role of the Joker once Paul Dano was named the Riddler.Now watch @BarryKeoghan's audition for Matt Reeves' The Batman.
This one got him the role of Joker. pic.twitter.com/vOPsKRdoid— British GQ (@BritishGQ) October 3, 2022Now, speaking to Esquire for a profile, Keoghan has opened up to share more details about his initial audition tape, including the fact that it only cost ten dollars to make.
For his take on the Riddler, Keoghan said he was channelling his inner-Stanley Kubrick and referenced A Clockwork Orange by donning suspenders, a bowling hat and walking with a cane.“I just made it up.
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