Fans spot cryptic riddle in The Batman trailer - and some have already solved it
The trailer for Matt Reeves' The Batman was released this week and fans were left fascinated by a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment revealing one of The Riddler's signature puzzles
We've been given the first real look at Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne in the new trailer for The Batman which dropped this week.
The film is due to hit cinemas in October 2021, delayed from the original release date of June 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the sneak preview has only added to the hype around Matt Reeves' highly-anticipated film.
The DC movie will see Batman facing off against The Penguin, Catwoman and The Riddler, with the latter appearing to be the chief threat in the trailer.
The Riddler, played by Paul Dano, is seen leaving a signature cryptic clue at the scene of a grizzly murder, with the victim's face bound in duct tape that bears the message 'No more lies'.
In an envelop left behind and addressed 'To the Batman', a card inside reads: "Haven't a clue? Let's play a game, just me and you."
The Riddler then poses the question: "What does a liar do when he's dead?" with 11 secret symbols hiding the answer.
With over a year until the film is released, some fans couldn't wait that long to discover the key to the riddle and set about cracking it themselves.
Twitter user Andrew Lane appeared to unlock the meaning, deciphering the symbols to read: "He lies still."
When asked how he had solved the riddle, Andrew explained he replaced the two matching symbols in the first phrase with 'E' as it is the most commonly used letter in the English language.
In the second line, there are two matching symbols in succession, which he took to be a double 'L' as it is the most commonly used consecutive letter.
He then used the question as a hint to fill in the blanks, saying: "The answer to the riddle is "He Lies Still". This is a double entendre, because he is literally lying still due to death and also continues to lie after death."
Other fans showed their own complicated workings to reach the same conclusion before some suggested they simply could have Googled the answer to a riddle which is '40 years old'.
But as Andrew rightly points out - where is the fun in that?
