Bill Skarsgård Thinks He Could Be Your New Batman or Joker

Fans love fancasts and they especially love this one Batman. While Robert Pattinson is still wearing the hood for Matt Reeves recently delayed crime saga, people are still waiting to see who will play the role of the Dark Knight in the upcoming Bold and Courageous. If things went Bill Skarsgård’s way, he’d be more than happy to play Batman. or Joker.

During the recent appearance Happy Sad Mixture podcast, new Nosferatu has expressed interest in playing Batman (or at least Bruce Wayne) for the new DCU. there isn’t one yet. of the brave The status is currently in flux after director Andy Muschietti recently said he was backing out. While Skarsgård knows about as much about this film as anyone who isn’t Muschietti or James Gunn—which is to say, “not much”—he’s open to reuniting with the director after previously collaborating. the This series.

Similarly, Skarsgård is convinced he has a “really cool fucking Joker” in him and thinks playing the Clown Prince would be “pretty sick”. That character’s place in the DCU is a bit more uncertain right now, as he hasn’t received any buzz. Creature commandos and the next major piece of Bat-media is 2026 Clay face movie. But writing be damned, if anyone knows how to play a well-dressed killer clown, it’s an actor.

Or maybe he could be Batman and Joker? Skarsgård did some work interesting genre work in the last few years and even when those movies not quite good, he was good enough at them. It would be tough, but interesting, and maybe he has what it takes to pull off that weird swing. It’s been a minute since an actor played a dual role in a film, but if Sinners can do it, so can DC.

(via Forbes)

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