The Batman Reboot JOKER Casting Thread

[Rorschach2012]

Yeah I believe he's got potential for sure. Who would've thought of Ledger before he was cast?

But judging from his looks alone, and the work I've seen of him, I wouldn't cast him.

I wonder if this new BvS movie will feature Joker. .

 

[shauner111]

Jonathan Rhys Meyers?

Henry VIII? Dracula? Elvis?

Come on, Shuaner!

My god I didn't even recognize him there. Ive only seen him in a couple of things.

I don't see him as Joker at all though.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Some people don't. One person does.

Go figure

 

[Rorschach2012]

Willem Dafoe, Walton Goggins, or Javier Bardem would be my top choices

maybe Walton Goggins, Ben Foster, or Sharlto Copley would be good

Ledger showed us that it doesn't really matter what the actor looks like, as long as theres extensive make up and a great performance.

 

[Victarion]

I'd like someone who looks like an ageless dandy.

 

[Rorschach2012]

I want the new Joker to look older, like mid 50s. I like a Joker with a creepy wrinkly face

 

[Rodrigo90]

Right. Screw the Gordon role. Get this guy

Everybody was fine with him being typecast for Lex - another baldy villain!
We know he could do this!

 

[Rorschach2012]

He would kick soooooo much ass as Joker. There's this scene where he realizes his money is gone and he has this laugh that's SOOOO Joker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWfK5JyD2bA
Found it

 

[Sawyer]

I kind of want a Dark Knight Returns-esque Joker in his appearance this time around. Burton/Nicholson was very overtly freakish, very Burton, and Nolan/Ledger was young and punk rock and anarchist. Doing something unsettling like the TDKR Joker would be awesome. It's almost like David Bowie when his face is neutral, but then when he gets a smile on his face or starts laughing, all Hell breaks loose.

 

[Eddie Dean]

The Joker should definitely be a bit of a dandy.

 

[Rorschach2012]

I kind of want a Dark Knight Returns-esque Joker in his appearance this time around. Burton/Nicholson was very overtly freakish, very Burton, and Nolan/Ledger was young and punk rock and anarchist. Doing something unsettling like the TDKR Joker would be awesome. It's almost like David Bowie when his face is neutral, but then when he gets a smile on his face or starts laughing, all Hell breaks loose.

I want this too. Willem Dafoe is perfect for this

 

[NicoleZoltack]

I kind of want a Dark Knight Returns-esque Joker in his appearance this time around. Burton/Nicholson was very overtly freakish, very Burton, and Nolan/Ledger was young and punk rock and anarchist. Doing something unsettling like the TDKR Joker would be awesome. It's almost like David Bowie when his face is neutral, but then when he gets a smile on his face or starts laughing, all Hell breaks loose.

Oh, that would be awesome! Love this idea.

 

[shauner111]

I kind of want a Dark Knight Returns-esque Joker in his appearance this time around. Burton/Nicholson was very overtly freakish, very Burton, and Nolan/Ledger was young and punk rock and anarchist. Doing something unsettling like the TDKR Joker would be awesome. It's almost like David Bowie when his face is neutral, but then when he gets a smile on his face or starts laughing, all Hell breaks loose.

This would be perfect. A completely different Joker for a completely different Batman.

Short hair. Age? Early to mid 40's.

 

[Rodrigo90]

I can't grasp Nicholson's Joker for love nor money.

He's just completely random in his insanity.
Heath's Joker was a man attempting to destroy society's rules and human decency. Because it was all a joke.

As for the new Joker?
I'd like things to be like Jack's absurd randomness.
It's what made him unpredictable.
He has to see life as a show, and he's the entertainer.

You know the song, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life?
Listen to that - as I believe that sums up the Joker perfectly and beautifully

 

[The Techno Bat]

I think Crispin Glover would still be perfect for this role.
or Adrian Brody...

 

[Rodrigo90]

Glover is more Mad Hatter than Joker...

 

[Boom]

Lachy Hulme. I'm bringing it back.

 

[Sawyer]

Oh lord...

 

[Rorschach2012]

Willem Dafoe or bust

 

[Astro13Zombie]

Defoe would make a great older joker.
He'd be terrifying.

I kind of want a Dark Knight Returns-esque Joker in his appearance this time around. Burton/Nicholson was very overtly freakish, very Burton, and Nolan/Ledger was young and punk rock and anarchist. Doing something unsettling like the TDKR Joker would be awesome. It's almost like David Bowie when his face is neutral, but then when he gets a smile on his face or starts laughing, all Hell breaks loose.

I'd love something like this.

 

[The Bat]

Paul Bettany would be my choices

Bettany would be an excellent choice. as well as Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

My other top pick: Adrian Brody. He has the physical look of the Joker from the Comics.

 

[Wise]

Ben Mendohlson

I know he was Dagget in TDKR but if you watch is work in Animal Kingdom and Killing Them Softly you'll see a seriously underrated actor who knows how to play unhinged and crazy.

 

[Rorschach2012]

I don't hate that suggestion at all

 

[regwec]

The thing that I want the next interpretation of The Joker to stress, that has not yet been fully explored, is the nature of his appeal to others. People follow The Joker to their deaths, and commit acts of which they would not have dreamed before they came under his maniacal influence. They are drawn to him, and the simmering promise of death and evil that he represents, like moths to the flame. Does The Joker represent mankind's darkest desires, or does he inspire by bewilderment and terror alone? Whichever, it seems it is easy to join his wild little band, but impossible to leave alive and unchanged. In that regard, he is a symbol of madness itself.

 

[Skrilla31]

The thing that I want the next interpretation of The Joker to stress, that has not yet been fully explored, is the nature of his appeal to others. People follow The Joker to their deaths, and commit acts of which they would not have dreamed before they came under his maniacal influence. They are drawn to him, and the simmering promise of death and evil that he represents, like moths to the flame. Does The Joker represent mankind's darkest desires, or does he inspire by bewilderment and terror alone? Whichever, it seems it is easy to join his wild little band, but impossible to leave alive and unchanged. In that regard, he is a symbol of madness itself.

I always assumed most of them were paid henchmen. You gotta think after years and years in the crime business, Joker has amounted untold wealth. Maybe of all the criminals in Gotham he just pays the best? Lol.

And he better, given that he probably has you doing the most f***d up s***.