10 Actors Who Could Play The Joker In Matt Reeves' Batman

8. Michael Shannon

Now, yes, Michael Shannon has recently played a major villain in a DC property (cast your minds back if you can bring yourself to, he was General Zod in Man of Steel, and General Zod's corpse in Batman v Superman) so that might rule him out immediately. But if it doesn't he'd make an incredible Joker.

Is this because the man is one of the most adaptable and accomplished actors of his generation and is consistently, strikingly excellent in every single part he is ever given, making him of the low-key greatest actors of his entire generation? Well, yes mostly.

But there's also the numerous visual qualifications, given that Shannon has this deep hypnotizing face and slightly scary bug eyes. Plus he rocks an outlandish suit quite well, donning this garish terracotta and pastel blue number for his role in the Runaways.