Keyser Soze revealed to actually have been Peter Beardsley

Usual Suspects fans were shocked to learn that the identity of Keyser Soze was not actually the Kevin Spacey character ‘Verbal’ Kint, but was actually Newcastle and England midfielder Peter Beardsley.

Although Bryan Singer’s 1995 classic seems to indicate that the mythical Keyser Soze and Kint are one and the same, it is never explicitly stated in the story.

“No, I’ve got to be honest, I think the misdirection around Kevin’s character was probably a little too convincing,” said Mr Singer, speaking for the first time about the identity of mythical criminal overlord.

“However, if you follow the clues, you can see that the only logical conclusion is that the identity of Keyser Soze is, in fact, Peter Beardsley.”

“The first time we meet Kobayashi, you can see an England world cup qualifier playing in the background, and whenever Kobayashi refers to ‘his employer’ he nods towards the corner of the room containing the TV showing the soccer match.”

“Whenever we see Chazz’s detective character, he’s drinking from a Newcastle United souvenir mug.”

However, the biggest clue is in the film’s opening scene.

“You know you see the silhouetted figure in the flames in the opening scene, right? We really thought we’d made this too obvious, but as he walks towards Keaton, he’s playing keepie-uppie with a football, just juggling it between his foot and his knee. “

“Just before he shoots Keaton, he lets the ball fly with a powerful volley. A trademark of Peter Beardsley’s playing style.”

“We figured everyone would get it from that.”

Mr Singer also revealed that they nearly went for a completely different identity for Keyser Soze.

“Originally? Keyser Soze was meant to be Mel B from the Spice Girls.”

“But that would have just been stupid.”