Mister J - Old or Young?

[sasquatchs]

Its odd because I don't think this Joker is going to be that energetic and wild, whereas Nicholson was and that didnt go with his rotund body so well. Ledger's young but he's got a deep voice and beady eyes that can be put to great use in quieter moments. We need some kind of non-cheesy monologue from him with a voice like that. And his mood should go up and down like a rollercoaster

Plus he's not going to look stupid moving across a zipwire, it sounds fairly physical, but not goofy

 

[lordofthenerds]

Ledger is 27 I think, so he we have a young Joker.

Well 28 actually, but he still falls within the 'young J' bracket. Personally I've always though of Joker as 35-40, but if I had to choose a between a young Joker or an old one I'd choose young.

 

[Rezzo]

Ledger is the perfect age for TDK since it´s the start of Batman and Joker so young

 

[The Last Meatbag]

Something about the Joker being younger adds more unpredictability...

 

[Mr. Superhero]

Something about the Joker being younger adds more unpredictability...

Down to inexperience, perhaps?

 

[Two-Face]

Well 28 actually, but he still falls within the 'young J' bracket. Personally I've always though of Joker as 35-40, but if I had to choose a between a young Joker or an old one I'd choose young.

I didn't know he was 28, I picked the number top of my head.

I prefer young Joker as well, a match for Batman to fight with too.

 

[wikum]

I think Heath looks older than his age, so really he looks about the perfect age to be The Joker IMO.

I always thought Batman and The Joker were about the same age, with Batman possibly being slightly younger. Bale and Ledger look roughly the same age, so it's perfect.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

I like the idea of a young Joker because Batman is just starting off his career so it would make sense for The Joker to be young as well

 

[Hole Shot]

Batman and Joker should be close in age.

 

[Hamill-Joker]

I'd say in his 30's, which is what I imagine The Joker in TAS was. That's what I think is ideal.

 

[Steelsheen]

i always thought that the Joker was relatively the same age as Batman.

 

[Karem-Knight]

I allways thought of The Joker slightly younger then Bruce.

 

[strikezone89]

he's got to be young bruce is young so he must be yuoung to

 

[Mr. Socko]

I like the idea of a young Joker because Batman is just starting off his career so it would make sense for The Joker to be young as well

Agree.

 

[DieSmiling]

Young. I think that part of the reason I'm not so fond of Nicholson's Joker (because I do like Nicholson as an actor) is the fact that I don't like an old Joker. He should definitely be relatively young -- roughly Batman's age in whatever give continuity it is.

 

[creamyiraq]

I've seen this before, but did ***** mean the same thing back then?

***** may refer to:

• A blooper; a small mistake having an amusing effect
• A blunder; a spectacularly bad or embarrassing mistake

 

[Polux]

I always thought Joker as a very few years older than Bats, I dunno why, both being around the same age, but Joker being just a couple of years older, but definitely (sp?) young...around Bats age.

Polux

 

[Man on Fire]

i think the joker should be young it would be better

 

[mr. kite]

Yeah, this is what I'm talking about.

I agree too. In Batman #1 I would say he is about 40, older is creepier.

 

[FCEEVIPER]

Relatively young (20-30yrs old)

 

[Joker]

I've always imagined Joker as being within 5 years of Batmans age either way, though I preffer to think of him as younger (in TKJ's origin, which was during Batman's first year, he seemed to be about 20-25 to me from the way he acted...)

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Something about the Joker being younger adds more unpredictability...

I agree.

And I think the idea of a young Joker using old fashion slang would flesh out the whimsical, clownish side of his character, which in turn makes his violent, sadistic side seem that much more abhorring.

 

[SmileForMe]

Ledger has that psycho look..

 

[Katsuro]

I've always thought of Joker as young, around Batman's age. No more than a couple years older, but preferrably a bit younger.

I'd say Ledger's a pretty good age for Joker. Near perfect, in fact.

 

[SmileForMe]

i would say 30-35. no older. he has to have that young immature energy.. but then the psycosis of an older man.. the years of built up hate.