Keoghan most recently starred as the Joker in Matt Reeves’ ”The Batman“
Marvel "Eternal" star and Joker actor Barry Keoghan was arrested last weekend in North Dublin for public intoxication, TheWrap has confirmed.
Keoghan, who most recently starred as the Joker in Matt Reeves' "The Batman," was in Dublin's Clongriffin area when Gardai responded to noise complaints from a resident just before 7 a.m. last Sunday, who said that Keoghan was outside their window, according to a report in the Independent. That is, who first reported this news.
When Gardai arrived at the scene, he found Keoghan in a "drunk" state and arrested him. Keoghan was then taken to Coolock Garda station where he was released with a fine.
When reached for comment by TheWrap, Ann Garda Siochana, a spokesman for the Irish police force, confirmed the arrest in a statement, saying, "Gardai arrested a man in his 20s for a public order incident, which That happened at around 6:45 pm, Sunday 10th April 2022. He was later released without charge and an FCN [Fixed Charge Notice] was issued.
Prior to this, TheWrap attended a screening of "The Batman" held on Warner Bros. long ago in February, and later, Pattinson, director Matt Reeves, Zoe Kravitz (who plays Selina Kyle/Catwoman) and producers Had a Q&A with Dylan Clarke. , One of the audience's first questions involved the scene at the end of the film and, exactly, who the character was.
"Who do you think he is? The Invisible Prisoner..." Reeves began. "He is who you think he is. He's the one." So there you have it: official confirmation that Keoghan (who had memorable roles in "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and "Eternal") is, in fact, the Joker. Perhaps interestingly, he's part of the film. We're testing, like as recently as a few months ago, without the Joker cameo. It's unclear if this was just test audiences to steer clear of the smell (and to prevent online leaks) but clearly, no The -Joker version was definitely an option.
Reeves went on to explain how this version of the Joker character is very much born out of the story he was trying to tell with "The Batman". Reeves said, "The thing about the movie is that it's not a Batman origin story, but it's an origin story for every evil gallery character you see." "Selina Kyle isn't Catwoman yet and Penguin isn't Kingpin yet, and the character you're referring to isn't yet the character you're referring to, but really, she is." In other words: Crimes in Gotham has a way of getting to him before playing cards and releasing poison gas, but it's still the Joker we know and love.
Representatives for Keoghan have yet to respond to TheWrap's request for comment.