Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is one of the most acclaimed comic book adaptations of all time, but the series might have been even greater if a fan theory about The Dark Knight came true. Nolan’s approach on his Batman films was quite different from Marvel’s shared universe building, but the director wasn’t above including Easter eggs or teases for future installments. Famously, Batman Begins ends with the Joker card reveal, setting the stage for Batman to face his arch-nemesis in the sequel.
Some viewers thought Nolan pulled off that trick again in The Dark Knight by laying the foundation for another major DC villain to make an appearance.Though it ultimately didn’t pan out, there was much speculation that Coleman Reese, a prominent supporting character in The Dark Knight was poised to have a much larger role in the franchise and was secretly The Riddler. But why did fans feel this way?Batman Fans Thought Coleman Reese Could Be The RiddlerIn The Dark Knight, Coleman Reese is a Wayne Enterprises employee who works closely with Lucius Fox.
His main job in the film is to run diligence on the company’s pending deal with LSI Holdings, and he double-checks the numbers at the behest of Fox. Upon taking a closer look at the figures, Reese realizes that things aren’t adding up on Wayne Enterprises’ end, discovering that the Applied Sciences division “just disappeared overnight.” After doing some more digging, Reese found the schematics for the Tumbler and bro.
