Batman Pays the Joker a Visit in Arkham in Deleted Scene From THE BATMAN! Watch It Now
Not long ago, The Batman director Matt Reeves revealed details on a deleted scene in the film that saw Robert Pattinson’s Batman pay a visit to Barry Keoghan’s The Joker in Arkham Asylum. Well, that scene has now been officially released for the fans to watch!
The scene takes place after the revelation that the Riddler has killed the Gotham City police commissioner and left behind yet another note addressed to the Batman. “Between the Riddler’s notes casting an uncomfortable spotlight on Batman and the discovery that the Riddler is killing city leaders neck-deep in corruption, Batman finds himself unnerved over what to make of what the Riddler is doing.”
Reeves went on to explain, saying, “I thought he would be really insecure about this and he’d probably want to find some way to get into the [Riddler’s] mindset, like in Manhunter or Mindhunter — this idea of profiling somebody, so you can predict his next move.”
It’s a great little scene, and it’s cool to see a little more of Keoghan in the role and what his version of The Joker is like. Not only do we get more of his personality, but we also get a much better look at the details of his face. That part comes near the end of the clip, which is about five minutes long. Check it out and tell us what you think!
Ultimately, Reeves decided the scene “wasn’t necessary,” he said. “It was one of those scenes where, given how complex the narrative was, by taking it out, it kept the story moving in a way it needed to.” Cutting the scene was “heartbreaking” for Reeves.
He went on to say, “It’s a really creepy, cool scene. That was the scene that was meant to introduce this guy and just to tease the audience to go like, ‘Oh my god, he’s here too? And he’s not yet the Joker — what’s this going to be?’ And then it seems so delicious in the story, since we’d already set him up, to have the end of the story, the completion of the Riddler arc, be that he was in a cell next to this guy.”
Reeves said he doesn’t have any plans to continue the Joker’s story in any sequels to The Batman, but he is developing an Arkham Asylum series for HBO Max and I imagine the character will pop up in that.