Both Batman Begins and The Batman used a similar trick to tease the Joker for future films, yet Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight setup worked better.
The Batman’s final minutes teased that universe’s Joker, which is similar to what Batman Begins did ahead of the Clown Prince of Crime’s arrival in The Dark Knight. The first solo Batman movie in almost ten years, The Batman ditched skipped Batman’s origin story but still followed a relatively inexperienced Bruce Wayne who had become Batman less than two years ago. Still, The Batman already established a considerable number of Batman’s Rogues Gallery.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY One of the biggest differences between how Batman Begins and The Batman teased the Joker is that, in the Matt Reeves Batman reboot, Batman has already faced the Joker at some point in his short vigilante career. This, however, is only really revealed in The Batman’s deleted Joker scene. The Batman does feature Barry Keoghan’s Joker, though, in a brief scene with Paul Dano’s Riddler at Arkham.
One of Batman Begins’ main themes was the idea of escalation, that is, how Bruce Wayne needed Batman to help Gotham protect itself from Carmine Falcone and the mob. However, just like Batman steps up to fight Gotham’s mob, the criminals of Gotham City would eventually step up to face Batman. The Joker as a character represents Gotham’s answer to Batman, something that Batman Begins’ Joker card tease perfectly encapsulated.
Will Barry Keoghan’s Joker Be The Batman - Part 2’s Villain? Director Matt Reeves has said multiple times that neither Joker’s cameo in The Batman nor the deleted Arkham scene featuring the iconic villain necessarily means that the Joker will be The Batman 2’s villain. Reeves has highlighted that The Batman’s Joker teases are not a sequel hook but instead something to highlight that the Riddler will not be the final threat Batman and Gotham will have to face.
The Batman’s Joker and Riddler scene at Arkham, while brief, overplayed the idea that the Joker could already be there. Between Suicide Squad and Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime had already appeared on the big screen twice since The Dark Knight, not to mention the Gotham TV show and several other adaptations. With so much of the Joker across all media, The Batman could have gone for a “less is more” approach similar to Batman Begins’ Joker card.
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