I don't think Carey would have made a good Joker.
I think Carey's dramatic acting is way overrated in fanboy circles.
So in many sites said that Adrien Brody (who was up for The Joker in TDK) told to Metro that he's interested in playing the Joker in some DC movies, what do you think?
I feel Crispin Glover is too much on the nose as Joker, a bit too obvious if you know what I mean. Adrien Brody I can get with, cos he has the acting chops plus he already has the comic aquiline features.
Someone mentioned Sharlto Copley and that's probably my current top pick. Want to see an evil Murdock!
I see what you mean, he's perhaps a bit too obvious. But then again, the 'Joker' is a really extreme kind of role, he's such a weird and eccentric character that I sometimes think you need someone equally intense and (maybe) weird to do it justice - someone who gives off those vibes easily. Ledger wasn't weird as such, but he was certainly intense and hugely focused/absorbed in the role, in a similar way to how Johny Depp has approached some of his roles. And Jack Nicholson already had an inherent crazy streak which made his turn as the Joker all that more believable.
Sharlto Copley is a great suggestion though. He was one of the better things in Elysium, and certainly played an evil psycho with true conviction.
Looks-wise he would certainly make a good Joker, probably closer to the comic version than Ledger's was (and before anyone thinks I'm dissing Ledger, I'm not - he was epic in the role). He's got a skinny-ish face, thin and long nose and I could really see him in the Joker makeup.
Decent actor too, though it will be a tough job for anyone to do the role without the inevitable Ledger comparisons.
Failing that I still think Crispin Glover could be interesting, he's 'intense' and certainly kooky enough for the role
This does bring up an obvious question. So if Batman in this continuity has already been around for years and is older/more experienced, then does that mean that his rogues already exist as well? Are Joker, Penguin, Two Face, Poison Ivy, Riddler, etc already running around in this world? Because you would think that if that were the case, then Superman and Zod showing up would not be as shocking to people.
Enough Joker. Batman has the best rogues gallery in comics. Use it.
Still, they play it like this is the first time anything remotely out there/weird like this has happened in this universe. It's kind of hard to do that if some of Batman's freakshow menagerie are around. It's not just that they're aliens, it's played up like it's the first time period.
The Amazing Spider-Man reboot series has been a disappointment all around. Worst box office than the Raimi films and worst reviews than the Raimi films, they literally have nothing over the Raimi films.
Matt Damon as the Joker
or Casey Affleck