The Joker

[Slapnutz]

This is apparently the first official pic of Heath Ledger's Joker. What does everyone think of it? I'm still undecided...

Source: http://www.ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com/

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[BonosBaby12]

There is a certain creepiness to it. Kind of like it though

 

[Slapnutz]

Definitely creepy. Not sure how I feel about the cut/gashed smile, though.

 

[LMP]

Holy shit, that's scary and amazing all at the same time.

July 21st, 2008 can't come soon enough.

 

[impy13]

I was JUST about to post this.


Loves it.

 

[U2girl]

I hope he can do the role justice, after Jack Nicholson.

 

[LMP]

Jack's Joker was great for the movie Tim Burton was making, but was completely over-the-top and "Jack as the Joker" and not just "The Joker," you know?

With Ledger's Joker, it would be darker and more true to the early and late '80s comics. A definite inspiration would be Alan Moore's "The Killing Joke".

 

[namkcuR]

My first exposure to Batman was the 'Burton' Batman of the late 80s and early 90s. That to me is always the 'real' batman. So Nicholson's Joker will always be the 'real' Joker for me. But this looks pretty creepy too. Kind of reminds me of Stephen King's 'It'.

 

[Lancemc]

It's amazing.

 

[Screwtape2]

He sort of reminds me of The Tooth Fairy from Manhunter.

 

[david]

he looks like the crow

 

[Blue Room]

Looks good to me. What I like about the new Batman movies is they are not cartoonish. I just hope "The Dark Knight" is as good as "Batman Begins". Looking forward to next summer. Indy 4 and Batman.

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

At first I didn't know what to think....but I'm a little creeped out by it now.

I'm waiting for the movie to come out to see how Ledger does with the Joker.

 

[EdgeVox]

super creepy, John Wayne Gacy painting creepy....and the movie opens on July 18th, 2008 which is my birthday. Me being a DC nut.....not a coincidence.

 

[UberBeaver]

I don't know the comic book, but is Joker's smile supposed to be a scar? Which was the bad guy that got burned cause he fell into chemicals?

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

I don't know the comic book, but is Joker's smile supposed to be a scar? Which was the bad guy that got burned cause he fell into chemicals?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(comics)

 

[trevster2k]

I just hope they don't make him a guy who wears makeup cause that would suck. His disfigurement is part of his maniacal behaviour.

 

[LMP]

I doubt Chris Nolan and David Goyer would betray the character like that, most of everything they set up in Begins was pretty true to the comic.

Joe Chill killing the Wayne's
The Ra's Al-Ghul switcheroo
Batman the Vigilante
Falconi and the mob bosses in Gotham

I am way too excited for this.

 

[trevster2k]

I also hope he is a psychopathic killer with no mercy for his victims like in the books. He shouldn't be haha funny or amusing except in the darkest sense. The Joker is always laughing in the comics but he is the only one who get the joke. His jokes amuse no one but himself since they are usually at the expense of his victims. And like I said before, he is the baddest mofo in comics so they should stay away from the Jack Nicholson schtick which I thought was just a step above BAM WHAM SOCK!! Nicholson was too old for the role.

 

[LMP]

I agree completely, but Nicholson's Joker was perfect for Burton's Batman, and I hope Ledger's Joker is perfect for Nolan's Batman.

 

[trevster2k]

I thought Burton's Batman had some great moments and some awful moments which made me wince.

 

[LMP]

Kim Bahsin-ger, Baysinger, Baysing-er?'s screaming is absolutely atrocious, but it's still better than the previous choice for that part: Sean Young.

Michael Keaton was a great Batman too, but Kurt Russell or Mel Gibson would've been even better in my opinion.

 

[No spoken words]

Keaton was good because he was typically such a manic actor, and as Batman he had to have this controlled rage, and I thought that he expressed a lot of his...angst, I guess, with his eyes. Nicholson's performance was fun and over the top, but, not true to the ideals of the comic. I have high hopes for this version of The Joker, as well as the film. Just re-watched the Prestige last week, as well as Insomnia and Memento....Nolan does such great work....

 

[Hewson]

My first exposure to Batman was the 'Burton' Batman of the late 80s and early 90s. That to me is always the 'real' batman. So Nicholson's Joker will always be the 'real' Joker for me..

You must checkout some of the old TV show reruns, Cesar Romero is the shiznit.

 

[BVS]

Michael Keaton was a great Batman too, but Kurt Russell or Mel Gibson would've been even better in my opinion.

Are you serious? I'm glad you aren't casting...

 

[LMP]

Are you serious? I'm glad you aren't casting...

Speaking of casting, this guy was approached to be Batman. Not even kidding:

 

[Daddysgonnapay]

You must checkout some of the old TV show reruns, Cesar Romero is the shiznit.

hahahaha......my 1st experience with batman too.....the best joker ever!!

 

[Slapnutz]

I'm really starting to dig it. It's no different to Tim Burton putting his own spin on The Penguin (although this is nowhere near as drastic).

This brooding, corpse like pic of Ledger is actually a nice nod to The Joker's very first panel (excluding the facial scars, of course). And when he did eventually smile, it was creepy as hell.

 

[Justin24]

More stills from the new batman film. It will also be filmed in Imax form.

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

Oh my GOD I think it's amazing