'The Batman' filmmaker Matt Reeves says Paul Dano's version of the Riddler has "a terrorist aspect to him".
Reeves told Total Film magazine: "He's not just a serial killer. He definitely has a political agenda. There's a terrorist aspect to him." "He's indicting the city for what it is. And one of the things he's doing with each of these crimes is, he's attacking the so-called legitimate pillars of the city. "The whole point of it was to put (Batman) on the path of trying to solve a mystery that was not only going to reveal the history of the city, and why it's so corrupt, but that also is going to turn at a point, and become actually quite personal."
Meanwhile, Reeves said he took inspiration from 'Mindhunter' and the Zodiac killer when it comes to Riddler's costume in the new movie, which is a departure from the outfits worn by the likes of Frank Gorshin and John Astin in the 1960s TV series, or Jim Carrey in 'Batman Forever', reports femalefirst.co.uk.
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He explained: "I read 'Mindhunter'. It made me think of the Zodiac killer, and how he actually wore this primitive costume that really is a primitive superhero costume... a rogue's galley costume.
"And I was like, 'Oh, that's really scary, the idea of people really wearing masks, and withholding their identities, and terrorising people and how scary that is.' "And so I started thinking, 'Well, it could be an origin tale for the Riddler, and it could be an origin tale for some of these other characters.'"
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'The Batman' stars Robert Pattinson as Batman/Bruce Wayne, alongside Zoe Kravitz (Catwoman), Colin Farrell (the Penguin) and Andy Serkis (Alfred Pennyworth).
