His time has not yet come: Matt Reeves explained why the scene with the Joker in the new "Batman" was deleted

Batman director Matt Reeves explained why the scene with Barry Keogan's Joker was finally removed from the final version of the film.

Attention, the material contains spoilers for the movie "Batman" in 2022!

What else is known

• At the end of the film there was a scene where a mysterious figure talks to a key antagonist of the film, the Riddler.
• Although this mysterious prisoner was the Joker, this was not confirmed until Reeves published a deleted scene shortly after the release of the film, which invited viewers to better consider a new look at Keogan as a clown prince. Ґotema.
  
• In a short scene, Batman visits the Joker in Arkham to try to learn more about the Ripper and his motives.
• Reeves explained the removal of the scene by saying that much of what the Joker told Batman was previously revealed during the film.
• Reeves also added that: "Although I think Barry and Robert did a cool scene together, it was a time when it wasn't necessary in the story.».
• Earlier, Reeves said that the brief appearance of the Joker in the film was not included to tease fans. After all the character will play a more important role in the future.
  

Keogan's appearance in the theatrical version of the film and the appearance of this removed scene immediately raised questions about whether the Joker would be an antagonist in the recent confirmed movie "Batman 2". At CinemaCon, Reeves confirmed that he has officially is working on "Batman 2", and Pattinson is going to return to the role of Batman. Bany other important details the director keeps secret.

Source: Forbes