Longtime fans of the caped crusader have experienced very different versions of Riddler over the years.
Jim Carrey portrayed the puzzling villain in 1995’s “Batman Forever”, delivering a goofier take on the character. Paul Dano’s spin on Riddler in “The Batman” (2022) is much grittier.
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“To each his own and all that. I love him as an actor, he’s a tremendous actor,” Carrey told Unilad. “There’s a spot of worry in me over gaffer-taping people’s faces and encouraging people to do the same. Some sickos out there that might adopt that method.
“I do have a conscience about the things I choose. Robotnik has cartoon bombs and no one gets hurt. I know there’s a place for it, and I don’t want to criticize it, but it’s not my kind of thing… It’s very well done, those movies are very well done.”
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“The Batman” kicked off its theatrical run on March 4. It stars Robert Pattinson as Batman and features Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Firth and more.
