Neil Patrick Harris to Play 'The Riddler' in Upcoming BATMAN Movie?

Neil Patrick Harris as Batman's foe 'The Riddler'? It just may happen! Responding to a fan's question on his Twitter page asking if he would portray the iconic villain in an upcoming BATMAN film, NPH joked that he would love to take on the role as long as he wouldn't have to replicate Ben Affleck's nude scene in their film 'Gone Girl.'

Check out the tweet below:

Neil Patrick Harris serves as the host for NBC's new variety show, "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris." THE FIVE Emmy Award and Tony Award performer was recently seen on the big screen starring opposite Ben Affleck andRosamund Pike in David Fincher's critically-acclaimed feature film, "Gone Girl." The actor has garnered multiple Emmy and Golden Globe award nominations for his role as Barney Stinson on the hit television series, "How I Met Your Mother," and he won an Emmy for his guest-starring role on "Glee" in 2010.

He recently starred in the title role of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on Broadway, earning the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Harris served as host of the 67th Academy Awards, the 61st and 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as the 63rd, 65th, 66th and 67th Tony Awards, for which he won four Emmys. Most recently, Harris added the title of author to his list of accomplishments with the release of his autobiography from Crown Publishing, Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography.

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