After being portrayed by Vincent Price on the 1960s Batman TV Show, Egghead hasn’t returned in another live-action adaptation. In a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent actor Nicolas Cage revealed why he’s fascinated with the villain and how it could be a dreadful Batman adversary. See his full quote below:
It’s hard to imagine a villain as wacky as Egghead joining Matt Reeves’ expanding Batman Universe, especially after the director revealed several times that he wants to craft a more realistic and grounded narrative for Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne. But if Reeves was able to make Paul Dano’s The Riddler and Colin Farrell’s The Penguin appear realistic, there’s no doubt that he could do the same for Egghead. Aside from that, casting Nicolas Cage in the role would definitely add another layer of anticipation to the franchise. Maybe Reeves should give Cage a call for The Batman 2? Stay Tuned for more updates about Nicolas Cage!
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