Give Robin Williams a role

[Rodrigo90]

I'm a big fan of Robin.

I felt the way he was treat during the Joker process in B89 was appalling.

He is a terrific actor and I would be ecstatic if he played a role in Batman 3.

So if you're like me and want to show support for Robin,then lets do so.:yay:

[IndyJokerJones]

Robin has good stand-up (some of which is supposedly stolen material) and he's good in SOME roles but Batman is not an area he belongs in. I just could not see him now or ever in a Batman role unless it's along the lines of the campy 60s series. And frankly Nicholson was a perfect 89 Joker, Robin would have brought too much camp to Burton's gothic setting.

Just my 2 cents.

[MessenjahMatt]

I recently watched Insomnia again, and he is great in that, but he fits a very specific mold that wouldn't really work for Riddler. I could see him as a doctor at Arkham or some other small role though. Definitely not a main villian.

[BareYourTeeth]

Robin williams for the penguin!

[Squidboy]

I could see him being Scarface/Ventriloquist in a small role, but he probably wouldn't settle for anything less than being a main villain

[Rodrigo90]

He said he would play anything if offered,but he should definitely be Penguin,IMO.

[Squidboy]

Maybe the fact that his name is Robin means that he'll be playing the [Man] Wonder?! :p

[Rodrigo90]

That would be so sickingly wrong,but so deliciously hilarious.:awesome:

[El Payaso]

I don't see why the way producers treated him back in 1989 should mean a role for him now.

Buty yes, he's a very good actor and has worked with Nolan before, so why not?

[Happy Jack]

I don't picture him as Riddler, but he could easily play a smaller, much more low-key character. Maybe something like Rupert Thorne or even Penguin, functioning in the story similar to how Falcone and Maroni did in the previous two films.

[Anubis]

Cluemaster

[Nimibro]

well, here are some candidates:

-penguin
-hugo strange
-calendar man
-ventriloquist

well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...

[Nimibro]

well, here are some candidates:

-penguin
-hugo strange
-calendar man
-ventriloquist

well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...

[Rodrigo90]

I don't see why the way producers treated him back in 1989 should mean a role for him now.

Buty yes, he's a very good actor and has worked with Nolan before, so why not?

I wouldn't of had things different,but it was shocking.

WB: Jack, do you want play the Joker?
Jack: Let me think on it.

WB: Robin,would you like to play the Joker in Batman?
Robin: I would love too.
WB: We'll get back to you.

WB: Jack,we've asked Robin Williams to play the Joker and he said yes,but its really you who we want. So if you dont want the role,it can go to him.
Jack: Fine I'll do it,and you did say I could name my price?
WB: GREAT!! and yes, anything you desire!
Jack: I want Sixty-Milion and royalties on all sold merchandise.
WB: ****!!!!
Jack: What did you say?
WB: Fine...I said...fine...heh-heh.

[Squidboy]

well, here are some candidates:

-penguin
-hugo strange
-calendar man
-ventriloquist

well, these are the roles i can see him fitting into... how nobody mentioned strange? weird...
Shouldn't it be strange that nobody mentioned Strange? :p

[batboy99]

Robin Williams as anything, please. The man is amazing. And we know he loves Batman and have been vowing for a role since forever. Just give him something already.

[El Payaso]

-ventriloquist

Simply perfect. Williams could do wonders with Ventriloquist.


I wouldn't of had things different,but it was shocking.

WB: Jack, do you want play the Joker?
Jack: Let me think on it.

WB: Robin,would you like to play the Joker in Batman?
Robin: I would love too.
WB: We'll get back to you.

WB: Jack,we've asked Robin Williams to play the Joker and he said yes,but its really you who we want. So if you dont want the role,it can go to him.
Jack: Fine I'll do it,and you did say I could name my price?
WB: GREAT!! and yes, anything you desire!
Jack: I want Sixty-Milion and royalties on all sold merchandise.
WB: ****!!!!
Jack: What did you say?
WB: Fine...I said...fine...heh-heh.

Well, dozens of stories just like that and much worse happen in Hollywood every day.

[animexcel]

Robin williams for the penguin!

That's what I'm thinking too rather than the Riddler. He'd be an awesome Penguin!

[LegendaryCaleb]

ehh...i dont think you give him a role just cause he wants one...and as much as i like him i say no.

[Two-Face]

I ****ing say yes, it's long due, he used as a bait to get Nicholson as The Joker then again used in 1994 When Schumacher wanted Carrey as The Riddler. He's also big fan of Batman and he's a great actor why not give him a role here?

[bullets]

I'd love to see Robin Williams show up here but not really as the Riddler . Ventriloquist would be genius , lol

[ALP]

Terrific suggestions in here. Riddler, Rubert Thorne, Ventriloquist, Calendar Man, or even Hugo Strange.

He could play any of these roles. He's a bit too tall for the Penguin though lol

[3atman]

anyone who thinks that Williams will add too much comedy and camp to batman doesn't know anything about Williams. Watch Insomnia, watch 1 Hour Photo or whatever that creepy movie was. Williams can act in more than just comedy, and I don't mean in that awful Jim Carey token "I have to do something besides comedy to show people I'm trying" type of way. The dude can seriously act.

the problem is, people will refuse to see it that way. It would hurt box office, especially since Williams isn't the big hit he used to be. I'd like to see them disguise Williams as a crime lord maybe. Who knows though, I think they missed the boat.

[KalMart]

He should play Popeye again. :up: :P

[bullets]

anyone who thinks that Williams will add too much comedy and camp to batman doesn't know anything about Williams. Watch Insomnia, watch 1 Hour Photo or whatever that creepy movie was. Williams can act in more than just comedy, and I don't mean in that awful Jim Carey token "I have to do something besides comedy to show people I'm trying" type of way. The dude can seriously act.

the problem is, people will refuse to see it that way. It would hurt box office, especially since Williams isn't the big hit he used to be. I'd like to see them disguise Williams as a crime lord maybe. Who knows though, I think they missed the boat.


Williams has always been a great dramatic actor .

[Two-Face]

Watched Insomnia last night on TV, Robin Williams gave a great performance. He can do a serious role.

[Rodrigo90]

I watched it too. It was a cross between that and 100 scariest moments on E4 :)

[Two-Face]

Yes I rather watch a Chris Nolan film... I wonder if Al Pacino would like to be in a Batman movie...

[Rodrigo90]

I think that could be possible. He starred in Dick Tracy,so he isn't shy to star in a comic book movie. But Batman is a higher calibre than to be considered a CBM. I could see Al in it.

[B.Layton Fan]

Maxie Zeus or Ventriloquist...lol a live action Scarface.:word:

[Homer J. Fong]

^I just thought of Ventriloquist too. Not a character that'll probably be in the third film, but that'd still be a good role for him.

[Two-Face]

Maxie Zeus or Ventriloquist...lol a live action Scarface.:word:

I find him lame and Robin Willaims is better actor to play Him.

[Optimus_Prime_]

Can Robin Williams do serious? Yes, yes he can, very well in fact. Though I tend to like casting choices which are a bit more inspired. If I ever saw him play a Batman villain, I don't think I could get over the fact that he was Robin Williams.

[Closerframe]

A doctor at Arkham, that's the most I'll give him.

[zeptron]

I can see him as Hugo Strange. But not Riddler. I wouldn't have minded him for that role back in his Mork and Mindy days, but I think he's too old now. The last thing I pictured Riddler is an almost 60 year old man and slightly overweight.

[maenalus]

There are so many Batman characters I could easily see Williams as. Even in the Nolanverse.

Just off the top off my head:

Dr. Death
Hugo Strange
Dr. Milo
Ventriloquist
Rupert Thorne
Killer Moth
Black Mask
Firefly
Deadshot

and for a none villain, Harvey Bullock.

[Bat-Mite]

He can definitely do dark roles, but I'm not sure if I'd want him as a main villain. Guess it would depend on the villain in question and what Nolan's vision for that villain is, though. But I'd prefer to see him in a smaller role. I do think he deserves to be in a Batman movie, though, after the way WB teased him with the Joker in '89 and then with Riddler in Forever.

[El Payaso]

^ You believe in Hollywood justice?

[Bat-Mite]

Believe in as in thinking it will happen? No, but one can hope.

[El Payaso]

I mean, do you want him to have a role because you like him as an actor or because of "the way WB teased him with the Joker in '89 and then with Riddler in Forever"?

[Golgo-13]

Watched Insomnia last night on TV, Robin Williams gave a great performance. He can do a serious role.

Yes indeed. I actually think it's one of his best performances.

[superherolegacy]

Clock King, anyone?

[El Payaso]

Not me.

[Ryan]

"The last thing I pictured Riddler is an almost 60 year old man and slightly overweight.

Why not? They did that with Nicholson's Joker? lol.
No, I don't want to see Williams running around in spandex either. I still think he was amazing in One Hour Photo. Just dont' see a need for him in the Bat films at this point.

[Chris Wallace]

I have always been and will always be a Williams fan, but that doesn't mean he should be involved in this project. Had they gone with him instead of Carrey 15 years ago I would've been thrilled. But 15 years have passed.

[Chris Wallace]

Clock King, anyone?

No.

[Knight Rise]

There are so many Batman characters I could easily see Williams as. Even in the Nolanverse.

Just off the top off my head:

Dr. Death
Hugo Strange
Dr. Milo
Ventriloquist
Rupert Thorne
Killer Moth
Black Mask
Firefly
Deadshot

and for a none villain, Harvey Bullock.

A big HELL NO for that one

[El Payaso]

I think Williams's best psycho role was in Law & Order SVU.

[Two-Face]

Hugo Strange or Ventriloquist suits him.

[superhero]

i think someone metion that he would make a great madd hatter.

[The Joker]

Don't use him at all.

[American_Idiot]

Williams would do well as the Ventriloquist. A super-hairy Ventriloquist, but make'em look the way he did in One Hour Photo, and ****, that'd be one creepy freak/mob boss.

[Batfan90]

This reminds me a bit of Nostalgia Critic's opening comments during his Flubber review - watch that for details.

That said, though, while I can't see him pulling off a leading role, I can see him at least getting a brief cameo, the upcoming re-reboot would make that possible.

[Schlosser85]

I wouldn't want him in a major role, but I could see him as a smaller side villain like Ventriloquist or maybe Mad Hatter.

I never wanted him to be The Joker. He isn't physically right for it at all.

[Superhero 101]

he would make a really good Hugo Strange

[MrMen]

William is a genius, he'll pull off any of bats villain if given a chance

[Superman Prime]

He's a great and unique actor. He's proven to work well under Nolan. I say "yes".

He could play any role he needed to. Someone said a doctor at Arkham. I could definitely see that.

[Batman4ever]

I voted no. Nolan uses the same actors in all his films. Unless their a huge Hollywood name. I don't find Robin Williams to be that great a talent. Maybe it's just me. But, Nolan could do better.

[WomanOfSteel]

Honestly, I wouldn't mind Robin Williams as anything - he knows how to act that's for sure! I'm liking the idea of Penguin however..but any role really.

[imposserus]

The hatter is too obvious, the penguin too

now black mask or Dr. strange, that he could do. neither one has to be terribly physical (except when strange thinks he's batman)
they're both cerebral villians, and he could own that. I would love to see it, to the point i may suggest a pettition

[GothamCitySWAT]

What about Scarface? I can see him pulling off the feeble meek puppet maker and a mod boss dummy. it might actually be funny in a cameo kinda role.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

After seeing him in "One Hour Photo" and "Insomnia" "I think he would have made a better Joker than Ledger.

[Ultra Lantern]

Robin Williams should either be The Riddler or The Ventriloquist.

[87vertgt]

rw is a goof ball and will never fit in to the best movie series eva!

[Ultra Lantern]

rw is a goof ball and will never fit in to the best movie series eva!


He wasn't a goof ball in One Hour Photo.

[87vertgt]

aw dam....Owned.....my bad...hahaha

[Ultra Lantern]

aw dam....Owned.....my bad...hahaha


:lmao:

[BATS N' HORNETS]

this man was born to be the riddler

[Ultra Lantern]

Riddle me this,riddle me that,
Who wants to see Robin Williams
fight the big black bat?

[BATS N' HORNETS]

seriously... i know its a cliche choice by now but he genuinely looks the part if you follow a certain artistic style of Nygma from the books. Robin has that quality as well where he can be overly maniacal and comedic, slightly comedic or very dramatic.

He has the acting chops!

[Deathlok]

The man is a great actor who can do the extremes of both comedy and drama. Just watch "1 hour photo" or "Insomnia" and for the comedy "Mork and Mindy"

How about...
"Awakenings" One of his best, IMO
"Good Will Hunting" Academy award winner - Best Supporting Actor - Robin Williams
"Dead Poets Society" Comedy and drama in there
"Bicentennial Man" One of my favourites
"Patch Adams"
"The Birdcage"
"Good Morning Vietnam"

And many more...

[Ultra Lantern]

The man is a great actor who can do the extremes of both comedy and drama. Just watch "1 hour photo" or "Insomnia" and for the comedy "Mork and Mindy"

How about...
"Awakenings" One of his best, IMO
"Good Will Hunting" Academy award winner - Best Supporting Actor - Robin Williams
"Dead Poets Society" Comedy and drama in there
"Bicentennial Man" One of my favourites
"Patch Adams"
"The Birdcage"
"Good Morning Vietnam"

And many more...


The World According To Garp also starred Robin Williams.

[Boom]

Given his age, he is perfect for either Hugo Strange or The Ventriloquist. Just disgustingly perfect.

But seeing as how neither one of them are likely to see the silver screen any time soon... :csad::csad::csad:.

[Nevincer]

Williams would be a stunning Ventriloquist. I also wouldn't mind seeing Penguin or Mr. Freeze after playing Arkham City (post-Nolan just to be clear). Hope it happens.

[Mister Meddle]

Just imagine if Robin Williams played the Joker in the 1989 Batman film.

[Deathlok]

^ One could only wish....

Jim Carrey has the manic qualities needed for the riddler, but Robin Williams can do that, plus scare the s**t out of you too.

[Ultra Lantern]

Robin Williams can do that, plus scare the s**t out of you too.


One Hour Photo is an example of that.

[WarrenPeace2012]

Keep Robin Williams away from the Batfilms, but I'd actually like to Jim Carrey again, but as Jack Rider

[Ultra Lantern]

Keep Robin Williams away from the Batfilms, but I'd actually like to Jim Carrey again, but as Jack Rider


I'd actually like to see Robin Williams in a Batman movie.I'm sure there are others who would want him in it also.

[lordofthenerds]

Robin Williams would've made a great Riddler 10 years ago. But now he's old as ****.

[Ultra Lantern]

Robin Williams would've made a great Riddler 10 years ago. But now he's old as ****.


If he can still act,he could possibly pull off The Riddler.

[Duke]

It's unlikely & very doubtful, since he's out of shape & considerably older now for that part. If they were to offer Williams a part, in my opinion it'd have to be a secondary role. Jim Carrey can still do The Riddler part, but that "window" is closing rapidly. However, I doubt Nolan will consider him.

[Bathead]

I do agree somewhat with the idea of casting Williams as the Ventriloquist.

[Ultra Lantern]

It's unlikely & very doubtful, since he's out of shape & considerably older now for that part. If they were to offer Williams a part, in my opinion it'd have to be a secondary role. Jim Carrey can still do The Riddler part, but that "window" is closing rapidly. However, I doubt Nolan will consider him.


He'd be perfect as The Ventriloquist.He doesn't need to be in shape for him.

[Duke]

Realistically speaking, if Nolan is still running the franchise I highly doubt he'll consider a character as The Ventriloquist. I think he's a cool character, however the powers that be, make not see it that way.

[sideburnking]

I'd say yes.
Williams has shown in films like 'One Hour Photo' and especially 'Insomnia' that he is capable of tapping into a surprisingly dark side of his personality, and playing characters that are psychotic and at times even truly evil.
For who he could play in a Batman film (Assuming he could get to that dark place again), I'd say Hugo Strange. There have been a couple really good fan trailers made with him as Strange, and with many of the 'Arkham City' interview tapes (Especially the ones for Two- Face) I could almost imagine Williams delivering Strange's lines.
I'd love to see him in that role.

[Zgirl33]

It depeneds on what character he'd play.

I don't want to see his schtick being used for the Riddler. I think it's a bit tired.
He could probably pull off a Penguin, or Mad hatter.

Ultimately though, I'd prefer not to see him in the films.

[Aggressive Sock]

It would have been cool to have him in a minor role. Such as a doctor or Joker henchmen or something. Something small, but more than just a simple background character with no dialogue.

If there was ever a time to do it, it would have been in the Nolan trilogy. It's apparent Nolan likes to use the same actors in multiple of his films, so with Willaims playing a main role in Insomnia, since Robin is so vocal over his Batman fandom and desire to play a role, you would have thought Nolan could find something for him.