Paul Dano says studio tracked all Riddler material

Paul Dano’s The Riddler was a menacing, Zodiac Killer-esque menace, a cryptic villain that wanted to expose the truths about Gotham City and Batman. As it turns out, the handling of his character was as much of an enigma as The Riddler himself.

In a new interview with GQ, Paul Dano–who of course portrayed The Riddler in this year’s The Batman–went into how precious production materials were handled on set. Dano said that all of the materials he needed–which could include  character details and script notes–for any given production day were hard copies, as opposed to digital versions. He says he was told, “‘Don’t lose this. Put it in your ‘special binder.’…This was the first time I had a binder with a locking code on it. Then they added a tracking device.” Now that sounds like some Riddler-level control.

Paul Dano also noted that very little elsewhere was handled through potentially compromising means. “When it was said I was going to do that part, I never received that many texts, phone calls, emails.”

Paul Dano’s devotion to The Riddler has been nearly unmatched. Earlier this year, it was announced he would be writing a comic book series titled The Riddler: Year One (an obvious play on Batman: Year One) for DC’s Black Label. As per DC’s initial press release: “This series explores the background of how accountant Edward Nashton went from a simple Gotham City nobody to becoming Batman’s nemesis, setting them on a collision course in the blockbuster feature film.”

Paul Dano’s six-part Riddler series, which is set prior to the events depicted in The Batman, will begin circulation on October 25th.

Will you be picking up The Riddler: Year One when it hits shelves? What are you hoping to read in the prequel? Let us know your hopes for the series below!