New Rumors Around Barry Keoghan's Joker From THE BATMAN Says Warner Bros. Has Big Plans For The Character

Director Matt Reeves’ The Batman (2022) was a box office success that fans really enjoyed, and it didn’t take long for the studio to greenlight its sequel.

Not only did the film have legs to continue, but it was also quickly established that MAX would take on a spinoff series to more deeply explore Colin Farrell’s character Oz Cobb, aka The Penguin. But that’s not the only character who may have their own spotlight outside of the films.

A new rumor that comes from the Marvelvision podcast, hosted by film blogger Derek Faraci and former critic Devin Faraci (via /Film), claims that WB is looking ahead to future plans for the Joker, portrayed by Barry Keoghan, some of which may include a Joker-centric spinoff series, which would lead up to a major appearance in the third "The Batman" movie.

In the podcast, Devin Faraci says: "Apparently Warner Bros. has been chatting with Barry Keoghan about his return to 'The Batman' franchise, and my understanding is that — I don't know if he's in ['The Batman: Part II'] or not, but he's the main villain of ['The Batman: Part III'].

“And the reason why they're having a real talk about it is because the plan is to do a Joker-oriented series that connects 'II' and 'III' the way that 'The Penguin' connects ['The Batman'] and ['The Batman: Part II']."

This is all rumors for now, but it makes perfect sense. Keoghan looked awesome in the role, he’s a fantastic actor, and Warner Bros. never really got to see the last great Joker (Heath Ledger) go full out against Batman.

So I bet this has some merit, and I am excited to see what the future of this character, and the franchise as a whole, has in store.