Source: dccomics.com
1. The Riddler
Oh look, it’s my favorite Batman villain of all time. How did he get here?
It’s shocking to me that we haven’t had a true-to-comics big-screen depiction of The Riddler yet. There’s Gorshin, as interpreted by Jim Carrey in Batman: Forever, but a smart, cunning, brilliant rival for Batman’s title of smartest man in Gotham? We don’t have one of those. And getting one would solve my biggest problem with every Batman movie to date: We’ve never seen a movie in which Batman is a smart guy.
Seriously. I would love a Detective Batman movie with The Riddler as the villain. He’s a genius with a tragic compulsion that results in riddles and deathtraps. And if there’s one thing movies need more of, its elaborate deathtraps. I’m usually a fan of a less-lethal interpretation of the Riddler, but hey, if there was ever a villain to turn into Batman’s version of Kevin Spacey in Se7en, Riddler’s the guy.
And there you have it. My picks for the next Batman movie’s villain, as well as a couple of pitches for how they could be handled. Have your own idea? Put it in the comments or hit me up on Twitter. Have a good week, and read some good comics, folks.
