The Batman Trailer Breakdown: 20 Things You Must See

16. "This Is A Powder Keg... And Riddler's The Match"

The Batman 3
Warner Bros. Pictures

We had to turn on the subtitles to understand this line. At first, it sounded like "this is about a game", but it's actually Bruce saying "this is a powder keg."

Now, there's a lot of Riddler in this trailer. It even seems like he could be the main villain of the piece, but what if this line is hinting that there's a greater power pulling the strings? What if Riddler is just a pawn - i.e. "the match" - working for a bigger, badder "powder keg"? Perhaps a shady criminal organisation like the Court Of Owls, or a singular entity like Joker.

Or, Bruce could literally be talking about an explosion Riddler is about to cause. He just has to say it in a way that sounds metaphorical, to send us over-analytical nerds down a theory-laden rabbit hole.

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for almost nine years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. He has been writing and video editing for 10+ years, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers and uploading them to YouTube (they're admittedly a bit rusty by today's standards). If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order or to tell you about the making of 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks, Danny is the person to ask.