Nicolas Cage wants to play “terrifying” villain in The Batman sequel: Egghead

The Batman is out in theaters tearing up the box office. It’s almost crossed the $500 million mark worldwide, which means it’s only a matter of time before Warner Bros. announces a shiny new sequel.

And a new Batman movie means a new Batman villain. The Caped Crusader doesn’t lack for foes: maybe the next movie will double down on Barry Keoghan as the Joker, who appeared near the end of the first movie? Two-Face? Poison Ivy? Egghead?

Don’t know who Egghead is? He’s a villain created for the campy 1960s Batman TV show with Adam West. Played by horror legend Vincent Price, Egghead fancied himself the smartest criminal in the world, had a prominent bald brow, and peppered his speech with puns like “egg-zactly” and “egg-cellent.” I think we can agree that he’s the only baddy capable of taking down Robert Pattinson’s revenge-fueled Bruce Wayne.

Nicolas Cage has a dark take on a campy Batman villain

Not only that, but Warner Bros. already has an actor eager to play him: Nicolas Cage, who stumped for himself at SXSW, according to IGN.

“We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as ‘The Batman,’ which I’m excited to see,” Cage said. “I haven’t seen it yet but I think he would be terrific. The villain that Vincent Price played on the 1960s show, Egghead, I think I want to have a go at Egghead. I think I can make him absolutely terrifying. And I have a concept for Egghead. So let them know over at Warner Bros., I’m down for Egghead.”

I’m very much in favor of Nicolas Cage playing a “terrifying” version of this campy villain, both because I think it’d be interesting, and because how many times do we need to see Batman fight the Joker, really? Try something new, WarnerMedia; the weirder, the better.

While we wait for the inevitable sequel to The Batman, WarnerMedia is prepping at least two spinoffs to air on HBO Max: one about Colin Farrell’s Penguin and another set at Arkham Asylum. There’s no release dates on either of those as of yet.

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