The Ending of The Batman Though his face isn't shown, the hysterical laughter and the little glimpse of scars on his cheeks are enough to tell us who he is. Barry Keoghan (Chornobyl, Dunkirk, Eternals) makes his debut as The Joker in a cameo role in the film. Warner Bros.
Keoghan instead got The Joker, joining the long, colorful line of players in the role that started with Cesar Romero. The Barry Keoghan version of the Joker has been visible so far only briefly in the 2022 movie The Batman and on YouTube in a deleted scene with Robert Pattinson.
The X (formerly Twitter) user MyTimeToShineHello who is known for keeping track of all the updates regarding 'The Batman' confirmed that Clayface has been the confirmed villain.
An incarcerated Fleck was locked up in Arkham State Hospital at some unknown point after he incited riots across Gotham City. Fleck broke free after possibly murdering his therapist, so it's likely Folie à Deux will follow him on the run as he continues his descent into becoming Joker.
THE BATMAN 2 (2025) Joker Announcement Breakdown and Teaser Easter Eggs
Who was the first Joker?
Cesar Julio Romero, Jr.
was a Cuban American film and television actor, who played The Joker in the 1960s television series Batman. In 1966, the show was transferred to movie theaters, and Romero became the first actor to portray the Joker in a motion picture. Romero was born in New York to prosperous Cuban parents.
The Joker has had various possible origin stories during his decades of appearances. The most common story involves his falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane.
Batman and Joker definitely aren't brothers in the comics. While the Joker movie plays very deeply with this idea, it still maintains the same stance. In the books, Joker's origin story has been a mystery. Readers have come across multiple different ones over the years.
The Joker's age changes depending on the version of the character – for example, in Batman: The Animated Series, he's 44 years old, but in some stories in the comics, he has been portrayed as being in his late 50's, so it's not surprising that the movie went for a younger portrayal.
Bane has a great deal of respect for Batman; this isn't a secret, the two have fought many times and even become allies at one point. Bane would even take up the mantle of Batman at a later date, when Bruce is once again not around.
Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as Joker.
An alternate DC story once saw Alfred becoming the Joker, creating an archenemy for Batman to fight while perhaps doing Bruce Wayne a favor. Iconic DC butler Alfred Pennyworth once proved just how much he cared for Batman by giving him an archenemy, creating and becoming the Joker himself.
Their picks included the Court of Owls — which is now being explored in The CW's Gotham Knights — as well as Hush, Mr. Freeze, and Calendar Man. With the addition of Clayface, The Batman—Part II is pretty well stocked on villains, but anything is possible given just how much content DC Studios plans to churn out.
Following her introduction to the comics in 1999, Harley Quinn was depicted as the sidekick and lover of the Joker as well as the criminal associate and best friend of Poison Ivy.
While it's not a perspective fans are used to seeing, it's a fascinating look at a Batman who is more vigilante than superhero, and whose hatred for Joker isn't rooted in awestruck disbelief at his depravity, but frustration at having to lose another night of his crusade to a villainous clown.
One of the mysteries in director Todd Phillips' Joker is whether Arthur Fleck really is the son of Thomas Wayne as his mother Penny Fleck claimed. Both Wayne himself and Alfred Pennyworth said it was untrue and that Penny was delusional, hence her eventual stay in Arkham Asylum.
As we come to learn, not only was Penny a Wayne employee, but she claims she and Thomas were lovers and that he is Arthur's father. That's right: Batman and Joker are half-brothers, at least according to Penny.
Thomas Alan Wayne, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Bruce Wayne (Batman), and husband of Martha Wayne as well as the paternal grandfather of Damian Wayne.
Batman: Three Jokers #1 (August 2020). In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. The murder traumatizes Bruce, inspiring his vow to avenge their deaths by fighting crime in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman.
The Joker's obsessive relationship with Batman goes beyond hero and villain - and he constantly admits he's in love with the Dark Knight. When it comes to literary foes, few have a dynamic as unique as the Joker and Batman.
Batman, American comic strip superhero created for DC Comics by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. Batman debuted in May 1939 in Detective Comics no.
