Joker co-creator Jerry Robinson on the Joker actors

[Kevin Roegele]

This is very cool....in the latest issue of SFX, Jerry Robinson talks about all three movie Jokers.

...on Cesar Romero: "He was very good for the part, and he fit it physically - he was tall, slim, had a kind of elongated face...and the make up, it was pretty good."

...on Jack Nicholson: "Of course he gave a tour de force performance. I wasn't crazy about the script for that film. But he was very good. If you look at any version of the Joker playing card, you can see the resemblance."

...on Heath Ledger:" I think he may have paved new ground for the Joker...by all accounts, everyone's raving about the performance, so I'm anxious to see the whole film.

....on who could have played the Joker: "I guess with his make-up ability, Lon Chaney....but he wasn't a very tall man, so I don't picture him much int he role...in his acting ability and character, Claude Rains might do it. But he too was not physically right. There were very few who met the physical requirements for the Joker, apart from Cesar Romero."

 

[TruerToTheCore]

One day I am going to make a list about how famous comic creators thought about the Burton movies. I bet not much liked them.

 

[The Joker]

One day I am going to make a list about how famous comic creators thought about the Burton movies. I bet not much liked them.

It's actually a little disturbing how obsessive you are with your hate for Burton's Batman movies. Didn't you get banned once before because of it?

 

[TruerToTheCore]

It's actually a little disturbing how obsessive you are with your hate for Burton's Batman movies. Didn't you get banned once before because of it?

there is no hate. I have a soft spot for the first movie.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

You forgot to post what he thought of Hamill.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

You forgot to post what he thought of Hamill.

No, I didn't, he didn't say anything about Hamill.

 

[Two-Face]

That's great short interview Thanks for posting Kevin.

 

[El Payaso]

Great finding man.

One day I am going to make a list about how famous comic creators thought about the Burton movies. I bet not much liked them.

In the meantime I'll make a collection of posts against you.

Didn't you get banned once before because of it?

And here we are keeping the countdown for the sequel.

 

[the GRIN Reaper]

Hammil was just a voice actor ...

 

[ross2287]

It's actually a little disturbing how obsessive you are with your hate for Burton's Batman movies. Didn't you get banned once before because of it?

Like DamienDark...but the opposite.

 

[El Payaso]

Hammil was just a voice actor ...

Yes. But then again he played the Trickster in The Flash TV series and he was.... well, awful.

 

[KenK]

Yes. But then again he played the Trickster in The Flash TV series and he was.... well, awful.

But his voicing of the Trickster on Justice League Unlimited. . . .pure gold!

 

[Nightwing1977]

Great interview. It interesting to hear what the co-creator of Joker think of several actors who play the role. Thanks for the link, KR.

 

[the GRIN Reaper]

Ledger, he's the GOAT and the movie hasn't even dropped to the public yet. hahaha, I love it.

 

[the GRIN Reaper]

Hamill was like more annoying character rather than a threatning psychotic whacko clown.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Great interview. It interesting to hear what the co-creator of Joker think of several actors who play the role. Thanks for the link, KR.

You're welcome, bud.....but I didn't post a link, this is from SFX magazine.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

Hamill was like more annoying character rather than a threatning psychotic whacko clown.

Hamill's Joker was the best.

 

[Two-Face]

Hammil was just a voice actor ...

Yes but he had the best Joker voice better than Jack's & even Cesar's.

 

[batmaluco]

Nice little interview!

 

[I Am The Knight]

No, I didn't, he didn't say anything about Hamill.

LOL.

 

[Eggyman]

Nice find, Kevin. Thanks mate

 

[the GRIN Reaper]

Hamill's Joker was the best.

Heath Ledger is easily the greatest performance with the role of the Joker. He became the character. Simply voicing the character in a cartoon can't even compete. I mean, he's getting Oscar nods from industry insiders. Ledger became the Joker, physically, in audible form ... and he's playful and threatning. Legitimately threatning, not just an annoying shrieking kid's cartoon voice. Hamill can't compete with Romero and Nicholson, let alone stand up to Ledger. Different class of performance. Entirely different league, son.

Truth be told.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Hamill does a great voice, but that's all he does; a great voice. The animation does the rest.

If you really want to access Hamill's performance, listen to audio files of it. And then tell me that, in itself, is as good as what Romero, Nicholson and Ledger have done. True, he sounds 'just like' how you'd imagine the Joker to sound, but I'd argue Romero and Ledger's Joker voices are both equal to that.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

yeah, Hamill without the animation would be like Keaton without his bulky batsuit

 

[El Payaso]

yeah, Hamill without the animation would be like Keaton without his bulky batsuit

Nah, he wouldn't be this great.