With Colin Farrell on deck as The Penguin, Paul Dano debuting as The Riddler and Zoe Kravitz making her mark on the Catwoman character, there’s no guarantee that there’s a plan to see The Joker in this universe just yet.
And ultimately, how those villains end up looking in The Batman will be the big indicator for how the franchise drafts its version of Gotham’s Clown Prince of Crime.
Of course, looking at what we’ve seen so far from that particular project, the gritty noir-ish edge that Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of The Batman’s titular hero boasts doesn’t look like it’ll go that outlandish when it comes to its villains.