Barry Keoghan Put A Metal Object In His Mouth That Was Slicing Him To Play Joker
Oscar-nominated actor Barry Keoghan played the Joker in 2022’s The Batman in one of the final sequences of the film. He was only in the film briefly but he turned in a haunting and memorable performance as the DC villain. In an interview with GQ, Keoghan discussed how he landed the role, what he did to help prepare himself, and the impact of COVID-19 on filming.
As he’s discussed previously, Keoghan said he originally wanted to play The Riddler after he saw an article saying the filmmakers wanted that character to appear in the film. So Keoghan got a camera, put on some makeup, and bought a cane and filmed himself walking down a a dark hallway with some swagger. “Let’s see if that will get me an audition,” he said. “They said, ‘No, but do you want to play the Joker?’ And I said, ‘Yep!'”
The Riddler was originally going to be played by Jonah Hill before the actor reportedly passed on the role. Paul Dano later came in to play the part and gave a memorable performance.