Barry Keoghan Talks ‘Bird,’ Emerald Fennell and Whether He’ll Reprise the Joker in ‘The Batman Part II’
variety.comClayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Barry Keoghan didn’t miss a chance to promote his young “Bird” co-star Nykiya Adams during an interview at the Variety Studio, sponsored by J.Crew and SharkNinja, during the Toronto Film Festival. “Didn’t you say Marvel called you?” he joked. “No,” Adams laughs. “But I love Spider-Man, and I’d love to be in something like that,” Adams said. “We could do it together,” Keoghan responded.
The conversation naturally turned to Keoghan’s own comic book role as the Joker, which he played in Matt Reeves’ 2022 tentpole “The Batman.” Fans are eager for news about Reeves’ upcoming sequel, set for release in 2026. “There we go!” he said when asked about returning to the role, covering his mouth. “I can’t say much.
The camera is looking right at me. We’ll see where that goes. Again, it was an incredible experience … and yeah, I can’t say…” Written and directed by Andrea Arnold, Bird stars Keoghan as Bug, a tattoo-covered young father living by the British seaside who struggles to devote time to his two children, including his daughter Bailey (Adams), a lonely 12-year-old on the cusp of puberty and seeking adventures elsewhere.
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