Nicolas Cage wants to join Matt Reeves' TheBatman universe, but not as one of the caped crusader's famous foes... 🥚
Nicolas Cage is willing to join Robert Pattinson's The Batman universe as there is an obscure DC Comics villain from the 1960s that he wants to play. After over a year delay, Matt Reeves' Batman reboot has finally arrived in theatres, featuring Pattinson as the latest cinematic incarnation of the Dark Knight. The reimagination follows Bruce Wayne as Gotham City's vengeance-driven crime-fighter.
While taking place outside the DCEU, The Batman is the first chapter in a new universe that Warner Bros. is investing a lot of energy and resources into already. Not only is there a plan for a trilogy, with the first film already being close to hitting $500 million dollars at the worldwide box office, but the studio is fleshing out the franchise onto HBO Max. With Reeves overseeing as executive producer, the filmmaker is developing a number of spinoffs that are set in The Batman universe.
"Here's something, I've been thinking about this, because we have this new, Robert Pattinson as the Batman, which I haven't seen it yet, but I think he would be terrific, the villain that Vincent Price played on the '60s show, Egghead. I think I want to have a go at Egghead. I think I could make him absolutely terrifying. And I have a concept for Egghead. So let them know over at Warner Bros. I'm down for Egghead.
Most Batman and comic book fans are likely not familiar with Egghead, which makes sense as he's an incredible obscure villain. Edgar Head, a.k.a. Egghead, was an original creation for Adam West's Batman '66 series, where he was portrayed by Vincent Price. As the name alludes to it, Egghead had an obsession with eggs while viewing himself as a mastermind. Even though Egghead made his way to the comics, he's not someone that is regularly a part of any DC books.
As ridiculous as the original Egghead might be, he was a product of the 1960s, and the Batman '66 series was targeted towards a younger demographic. Even if The Batman 2 were to include Egghead, Cage would have to have quite the compelling pitch that could truly reimagine the super-villain. Whether he'd get to play Egghead or not, Cage being in The Batman franchise would be exciting.
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