Jim Parsons has made a name for himself playing the offbeat, often times patronizing, lovable genius Sheldon Cooper on CBS’ hit series The Big Bang Theory. But now he wants to take a new geeky direction. His character has a bevy of favorite comic book characters, including The Flash (which he dressed as for Halloween) and Batman. But if given the chance, Parsons would love to play a particular supervillain in a comic book movie at some point or another. Can you guess who it is? Hopefully it’s pretty obvious, as it seems like perfect casting.
The Riddler!
Parsons recently confessed to MTV News UK during a press event for his latest film,Home, that he would love to play Batman’s nefarious and intentionally vague adversary at some point. As he remarked, the character isn’t being utilized much in the current cinematic line-up. The closest we got is Cory Michael Smith, who plays an early incarnation of the supervillain in FOX’s Batman prequel series Gotham. But in terms of big-screen endeavors, Jim Carrey was famously portrayed him in the Val Kilmer-ledBatman Forever. And that’s about it!
Wouldn’t Parsons be an excellent choice, should Warner Bros. decide to feature The Riddler in any of its upcoming films? There are a few spots where we could see this happening, perhaps a cameo in Suicide Squad or a more featured role down the road in any potential sequels or that Ben Affleck-led standalone Batman film. But, to be clear, the character is not confirmed to appear, as of yet. You can listen to Parsons full statement on the idea below.
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