Warner Bros. Wanted Leonardo DiCaprio To Be The Riddler In THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Warner Bros. Wanted Leonardo DiCaprio To Be The Riddler In THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Screenwriter David Goyer tells Empire Magazine that Warner Bros. was immediately thinking of a main villain for the third Batman film as early as the premiere of The Dark Knight.

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By nailbiter111 - May 31, 2012 06:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: batman-news.com

The website batman-news.com was going through the online version of Empire's article on The Dark Knight Rises and dug up a couple nuggets of information that were overlooked.

David Goyer said that at the premiere of The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. executives were already talking about a villain for The Dark Knight Rises — “it’s gonna be The Riddler, and we want it to be Leonardo DiCaprio…”.


Also, if you have a basic understanding of math you can calculate that the film will be under three hours based on the information below.
More than a third of the film, 1 hour, was shot in IMAX.

The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters July 20th 2012 and stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate.



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thefearedphantom
thefearedphantom - 5/31/2012, 6:49 PM
Haha....no.
bane187
bane187 - 5/31/2012, 6:51 PM
No!!!! Glad that never happend
heisei24
heisei24 - 5/31/2012, 6:51 PM
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 5/31/2012, 6:53 PM
Well, I wouldn't have mind one bit.

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DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 5/31/2012, 6:54 PM
Oh jack.....
superotherside
superotherside - 5/31/2012, 6:59 PM
Heh. That's funny. Also glad it's under 3 hours... lol that's a little long IMO.
MrDuck
MrDuck - 5/31/2012, 6:59 PM
that probly wouldve been cool
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 5/31/2012, 7:00 PM
Could've swore I saw him on set....
RR51
RR51 - 5/31/2012, 7:09 PM
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 5/31/2012, 7:16 PM
maybe for a future movie....even if Nolan isnt doing anymore
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 5/31/2012, 7:17 PM
Idk why people are crying about it. That would actually turn out ok. BTW I was also wanting it to be named Shadow of the Bat.
SolidSnake007
SolidSnake007 - 5/31/2012, 7:18 PM
I wish it would have been. Riddler in the Arkaham Asylum and City was great. Would have made a much better villain than Bane in my opinion.
angus666
angus666 - 5/31/2012, 7:19 PM
I think Johnny Depp as the Riddler would have been awesome.
Effusion
Effusion - 5/31/2012, 7:20 PM
I think he should do it in the reboot
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 5/31/2012, 7:20 PM
FightAs0ne
FightAs0ne - 5/31/2012, 7:21 PM
HAAA!!! I love that "Haters gonna hate" walk
SmellofDuty
SmellofDuty - 5/31/2012, 7:21 PM
That could've been just as awesome as Bane! THE FIRE RISES!
DoctorStrange
DoctorStrange - 5/31/2012, 7:22 PM
that would have been interesting ... but at least been in Inception !
superman7
superman7 - 5/31/2012, 7:22 PM
Riddle would be an awesome change up! They could explore the detective aspect of batman in a REALLY sick way with him as the riddler.

But that would have been really funny if they recycled almost the entire cast from inception if they kept the same characters from TDKR!
superman7
superman7 - 5/31/2012, 7:24 PM
to those that say Johnny Depp would play a good riddler, I agree but he's been SO over exposed in cinema lately I cannot watch another movie with him in it!
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 5/31/2012, 7:25 PM
I think Leonardo DiCaprio is a great actor, but he just isn't the right fit for The Riddler.
revloveR
revloveR - 5/31/2012, 7:25 PM
i would have like him playing someone else, like black mask.
Prime31
Prime31 - 5/31/2012, 7:31 PM
maybe he is in it and it's all been a secret..
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 5/31/2012, 7:31 PM
The Riddler would have just been another Joker rip off I am glad they went with Bane because he is a much different character. This is gonna be the fierst time in a movie that we see Batman get his butt handed to him.
MovieMann
MovieMann - 5/31/2012, 7:35 PM
Sounds exactly like the type of idea a big studio would come up with.

Just proves that these Batman movies are all Nolan, and WB still doesn't know what the hell they're doing regarding this stuff.
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 5/31/2012, 7:37 PM
Riddler would be a good detective challenge and we all know Nolan is a master at crime dramas so I wouldn't mind it, especially if it was diccaprio.
webheaded
webheaded - 5/31/2012, 7:42 PM
That would actually be an incredible thing, I imagine. BUT I'm more than content with the direction they're going in now.
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 5/31/2012, 7:44 PM
That could be epic
VinzClortho
VinzClortho - 5/31/2012, 7:49 PM
Gozer feels he overacts too much and that he would have ruined the picture.
Swarley
Swarley - 5/31/2012, 7:49 PM
Spidey is a D Bag. I like T thou.

Leo is a boss...The Departed!!!
SageMode
SageMode - 5/31/2012, 7:52 PM
I get the DiCaprio hate, but you cant deny that hes a talented actor. I know he couldve pulled the role as the Riddler off.
WeAreHolograms
WeAreHolograms - 5/31/2012, 7:54 PM
Would have been interesting there is always the reboot for the other interesting villains to choose from which there is many with Chris nolan producing and same people scripting I hope to see Darren Arfonsky directing
santoanderson
santoanderson - 5/31/2012, 7:57 PM
Hmmmm, Riddler probably would've come off too much like Joker in TDK. I'm glad they went with a villain who can physically kick Batman's ass.

Anyone else remember when Eddie Murphy was rumored to be the Riddler. Gross...
TheMyth
TheMyth - 5/31/2012, 7:57 PM
Leo is a solid actor, the hate is unjustified. Back in his younger years it was cool for guys to hate him, like a boy band or Brad Pitt before Fight Club. Grow up, he's one of the best of our generation. The casting would have been fine... just that the Riddler is kinda lame.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 5/31/2012, 7:59 PM
"Riddler, Penguin, Mr. Freeze are too cartoony to be in a great Batman film."

Yes, because God forbid they make a Batman film based off of comic characters.

So glad we don''t have Leonardo in the film. He's one that just irritates me whenever I see him on-screen and that's saying a lot being I don't care at all for this on-screen version of Bane we are getting.

Sorry Myth, but regardless of acting skills some actors just annoy me. Tom Cruise...Leonardo...Jack Black...Will Farrell. It is what it is.
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