Carrey’s Riddler was a flamboyant prankster in a neon-green bodysuit, the polar opposite of Dano’s Riddler. Carrey infamously played the Riddler in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 superhero movie “Batman Forever,” starring Val Kilmer as the Caped Crusader. With Batman Forever being the last theatrically released live-action film to feature the Riddler, many may wonder if Dano had spoken to his predecessor about taking the role and now the actor opened up on the subject.Jim Carrey has not yet seen Matt Reeves’ “ The Batman,” but he does have “mixed emotions” nonetheless about Paul Dano’s dark interpretation of the Riddler. A far cry from the darker, gothic Tim Burton-helmed films that came before, Schumacher chose to have a more vivid, brighter take on Gotham that leaned into a light-hearted film, leading to Michael Keaton departing the project after portraying the hero through Burton's duology. One such example is Schumacher's first film featuring the character in 1995, in which Val Kilmer's Dark Knight faced Riddler and Two-Face, portrayed by Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones respectively. Dano is the latest actor to play the Riddler against Robert Pattinson's Batman in Matt Reeve's fresh take on the character.Īs a character with a great impact that is approaching 83 years of publication, Batman and his rogues' gallery have been brought to life many times on film and television.

Carrey portrayed the question-mark adorned villain in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever in 1995.

Paul Dano reveals that he didn't speak to Jim Carrey before taking the role of the Riddler in The Batman, but affirms he is a fan of the actor.

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