Johnny Depp as The Riddler? – AUDIO

Has Johnny Depp been cast as The Riddler in the next Batman movie? Not that he knows of, despite rumors to the contrary.

Depp recently surfaced on a radio interview in Florida — which is interesting in itself — and Comic Book Cynic was apparently the first to find the YouTube clip below.

Apparently, Depp reunited with his old band, The Kids, for a benefit concert this past Friday night. Prior to the event, he joined his bandmates via phone for an interview with Paul and Young Ron on Big 105.9 in Miami.

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Depp talks a about his upcoming movies, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (Depp, along with Colin Farrell and Jude Law, stepped in to replace Heath Ledger mid-production) and Public Enemies, in which he plays John Dillinger.

The host asked about rumors that Depp would be playing The Riddler. “Oh, yeah, I heard about that,” he said. “Not that I know of.” But added, “It seems like it’d be a fun gig for a while.”

Ok, the script likely isn’t written yet, so I doubt they’d be throwing it at Depp at this point. Although I do think he’d be great as The Riddler. Here’s the audio of Depp’s interview. Did these guys score a major coup or what?

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