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Actor and writer Paul Dano understands the Riddler's every motivation ... come see Edward Nashton evolve into the menace known as the Riddler.. As depicted in Matt Reeves's hit movie The Batman, the Riddler wasn't simply an amusing eccentric with an affinity for wordplay and baffling clues, but as terrifying a villain as any in the annals of the Dark Knight. How did an unknown forensic accountant uncover the dark secrets of Gotham's underworld and come so close to bringing down the entire city?. This collection is an immediate prequel to The Batman - the detailed, disturbing, and at times shocking story of a man with nothing to lose.. Artist Stevan Subic makes his American comics debut, collaborating with Dano to deliver a shadowy and gritty tale of a society's forgotten man who refuses to go unnoticed any longer.
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Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor. He began his career on Broadway. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. (2001) and gained wider recognition for playing a troubled teenager in Little Miss Sunshine (2006) . For playing identical twins in Paul Thomas Anderson's period drama There Will Be Blood (2007) , he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Dano had critically acclaimed roles in 12 Years a Slave and Prisoners (both 2013) . For his portrayal of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy (2014) , he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He played The Riddler in The Batman and a caring father in The Fabelmans (both 2022) , receiving a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for the latter. Dano made his directorial debut with the drama film Wildlife (2018) , based on the novel by Richard Ford; he co-wrote its screenplay with his partner, Zoe Kazan. Also in 2018, he starred as a convicted murderer in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Dano has also written the comic book The Riddler: Year One (2022) .
