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    Riddler

    Character » Riddler appears in 1572 issues.

    Edward Nigma is a villain obsessed with riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers, who took the alias of the Riddler to commit crimes. Riddler frequently tries to outsmart Gotham's hero Batman, but is always defeated by the Dark Knight.

    If Riddler was in a new Batman movie Who could play him?

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    #2  Edited By evilvegeta74

    Jim Carrey!

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    #3  Edited By krspaceT

    Neil Patick Hariss

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    @krspacet: omg yes Neil Patrick Harris would be great

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    Cumberbatch

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    @eon52 said:

    @krspacet: omg yes Neil Patrick Harris would be great

    That's actually a good pick, he's funny!

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    Andrew Scott.

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    I think Neil Patrick Harris would be a better Flash.

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    #13  Edited By ZombieMowlcher

    Sir Anthony Hopkins.

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    #16  Edited By mikex20

    They should use the real world Riddler. I'd pay to see Batman kick his ass.

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    The Guys who Playing Hannibal in the new Tv Series

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    Steve Carell lol

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    Cumberbatch

    Andrew Scott.

    Personally, I think both of these could do an excellent job as Riddler.

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    #23 rogueshadow  Moderator

    Andrew Scott should be the Joker. Bryan Cranston Luthor, Cumberbatch could play most characters to be honest,

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    #24 The Poet  Moderator

    (*moves to the Riddler forum*)

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    #25 The Poet  Moderator

    Jim Carrey!

    ...

    @krspacet said:

    Neil Patick Hariss

    He would be a fun Riddler. definitely a name that has been thrown around a lot in threads like this in regards to riddler...

    Cumberbatch

    That would be interesting. And of course it would be pretty cool. But for some reason he just doesn't feel right. but then again he can play a variety of roles, so maybe he would be good.

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    #26 The Poet  Moderator

    @rogueshadow: of course I'd love to see Tennant as Riddler. He's doing a little shakespeare at the moment so I don't know how likely it would be (and if they would dish out the money for a name like Tennant), but he would be interesting...

    Michael C Hall

    That would be amusing...

    Andrew Scott.

    would be a little darker than I'd want to see in riddler. However, he does do a good villain.

    steve buscemi.

    That's a new one. Haven't Busemi's name in one of these threads before. Could be interesting...

    Sir Anthony Hopkins.

    He most certainly can do villains. But he's 75. I'm not saying he is not still good. I'm just thinking he's a little older than I'd prefer for the actor playing Riddler to be...

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    Johnny Deep

    too dark

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    #27  Edited By redleader1

    @sheenlantern: he is emotionless as an actor and only kind can be angry I like him but riddler is very changing with attitude

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    @the_poet said:

    @evilvegeta74 said:

    Jim Carrey!

    ...

    @krspacet said:

    Neil Patick Hariss

    He would be a fun Riddler. definitely a name that has been thrown around a lot in threads like this in regards to riddler...

    @sheenlantern said:

    Cumberbatch

    That would be interesting. And of course it would be pretty cool. But for some reason he just doesn't feel right. but then again he can play a variety of roles, so maybe he would be good.

    I was joking!

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    edward norton would be epic for the riddler a mix of american history x and fight club molded into one

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    #30 The Poet  Moderator

    edward norton would be epic for the riddler a mix of american history x and fight club molded into one

    That would definitely be a unique interpretation compared to what we've seen before.

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    #31 The Poet  Moderator

    @evilvegeta74: i know. Just have seen that joke SO many times on these "who would you cast as Riddler" threads.

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    #32  Edited By evilvegeta74

    @the_poet said:

    @evilvegeta74: i know. Just have seen that joke SO many times on these "who would you cast as Riddler" threads.

    Lol, I had no idea!

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    Next person to say Justin Timberlake wakes up under water...Literally.

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    Michael Emerson. He already basically played the Riddler in Lost and literally voiced Joker in the animated TDKR movie...so why not?

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    #35  Edited By rogueshadow  Moderator

    @the_poet: Just an fyi I've said Steve Buscemi as the riddler before :P

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    @the_poet: I think an elderly riddler would be cool to see. If got to pick a villain for him to be, I'd choose Hugo Strange.

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    John Hawkes. He's older, but he'd be great.

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    Did anybody see Jack Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler? PERFECT MATCH for the Riddler. He has the social awkwardness, the obsession, the giddyness of proving himself, the narcisism of his own intellelect, and he can just turn it into a dark, threatening demenor in a heartbeat.

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    #41  Edited By stumpy49er

    @420slaterson: Jake Gyllenhaal has really evolved as an actor. He was creepy in Nightcrawler and intense in Prisoners. He's be great as the Riddler.

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    Neil Patrick Harris, Zachary Quinto and Edward Norton, those three would all make wonderful Riddlers im my personal opinion.

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    Edward Norton or Johnny Depp

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    David Tennant for sure!

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