The Dark Knight Well....this is intresting? (Joker news)

[batmaluco]

I like this - I'm rooting for Hugo to get the role, he could pull off a pretty scary Joker I believe.

Final decision will be on Nolan's hands.
I would prefer Paul Bettany, but if Nolan chooses one on this list, I think Hugo Weaving would be a pretty nice choice.

 

[IloveKittyPryde]

That's a terrible way to do the Joker.

I'm actually getting worried.

Exactly Ronnie, thats completely Everything JOKER IS NOT! Lurking in the shadows? WTF? totally out of Character.

 

[Mee]

It's all rumors and speculation really. BOF has had "trusted sources" come up with stuff like this before only to have it be denied by another source weeks later.

 

[batmaluco]

It's all rumors and speculation really. BOF has had "trusted sources" come up with stuff like this before only to have it be denied by another source weeks later.

True.

 

[raybia]

Bettany is out eh? Stormin Norman's gonna pitch a fit! Looks as though Hulme, Law and Weaving are the main Joker candidates now. The thing that's got me was the 'small, mysterious role' bit. I like this idea, it's a BATMAN movie, so it should be about Batman.

From reading this, I'd say Law may get the part, but who knows?

No they aren't main candidates at this point but more so suggestions for Nolan. Its seems when he begins pre-production he'll have a few actions to consider along with his personal fave of Hulme (supposedly) but its really all speculation at this point.

 

[ToddIsDead]

Cool news. I hope the bit about Bettany is true.

 

[raybia]

Cool news. I hope the bit about Bettany is true.

Yeah, I was never really crazy about him as the Joker.


Maybe Dick Grayson instead.

 

[Ronny Shade]

har har

 

[ToddIsDead]

I really want to see what StorminNorman thinks of this.

 

[Ronny Shade]

dude he's gonna be livid when he gets back from Orlando

 

[ToddIsDead]

I know. It'll be great!

 

[ultimatefan]

I've been talking to Jett about that EXACTLY that thing and he says its not gonna be small, as in a "cameo" or even small at all. Just very mysterious. But IMO, thats not the Joker we all know and love from the comics, as we were told we were getting.

Well, depends on what they mean with mysterious. Joker´s origin, for instance, is supposed to be mysterious.

 

[L0ngsh0t]

I am interested with same rockwell...i've always liked him, and when i saw his name tossed around in that, i like it, i'm a jude law fan i think he can be a good joker...i am a hugo weaving fan, and i am not sold on him though...i must admit i haven't seen much of Lachey Hulme so i can't make an honest judgment, i will say he does look like a cool joker, but..i don't wanna them to pick him just cause, of his resmblence....


also, i think a mysterious joker, who lurks in the shadows kind of would be cool, i don't want him to be small ether..

they didn't out right say who the bad guys was going to be in Batman Begins till like 7/10 if the way through when liam neeson reveald he is the Ra's al Ghul
i think it could work, it wouldn't be my first choice, i would like joker to be a little bigger, but it works i suppose..

 

[raybia]

har har

WHAT?

 

[Ronny Shade]

lurking in the shadows just makes me think of this

 

[raybia]

...i am a hugo weaving fan,

I like Hugo too but he seems to be getting a little overexposed.

 

[DV8]

I personally think Law would be a great Joker . . . I'm still rooting for the 'dark horse' though . . .

I don't know whether to be happy or disappointed, though . . . I'm not surprised that they're going to make Joker the complete opposite of BM '89, but I mean what else is Batman going to do? Joker has to throw down!!

I guess all we can do is trust in Nolan . . . which is what I'm going to do . . .

 

[Two-Face]

Well This is very good news they could do it like Ra's like when they revealed real Ra's near end but in bB2 the killer behind the murders (Joker) is revealed near end of the film.

I rather wait for Nolan to speak about the sequel.

 

[raybia]

At this point, I'm rooting for Hulme. It seems that a Dark Horse, unknown would be an interesting choice for the Mysterious elusive crown prince of Crime.

 

[kytrigger]

The only one candidate I'm really not interested in for Joker is Law. I don't know why, I have just never liked him.

I think Sam Rockwell would be interesting, IF he could get over the nice guy side of him. Everything I have seen him in he always seems very non-threatening , even when he is a bad guy (this is actually the only worry I had about Depp as Joker too). Hulme I have seen almost nothing of so I can't really tell, Weaving would be ok i think, and I still want Bettany. Overall, I like most of the "contenders" for the role and I would be satisfied with any of them.

As for the "mysterious" thing, it doesn't just mean that Joker will just be lurking in the shadows the whole time. I would actually like it if Joker was "lurking" doing a killing here and there and then made a big grand entrance at the finale. I think that is Joker's style. If this is an early Joker, then this is his coming out ball. He wants the whole world to know who the Joker is, and he wants it to be set up perfectly.

 

[Ronny Shade]

The only one candidate I'm really not interested in for Joker is Law. I don't know why, I have just never liked him.

I think Sam Rockwell would be interesting, IF he could get over the nice guy side of him. Everything I have seen him in he always seems very non-threatening , even when he is a bad guy (this is actually the only worry I had about Depp as Joker too). Hulme I have seen almost nothing of so I can't really tell, Weaving would be ok i think, and I still want Bettany. Overall, I like most of the "contenders" for the role and I would be satisfied with any of them.

As for the "mysterious" thing, it doesn't just mean that Joker will just be lurking in the shadows the whole time. I would actually like it if Joker was "lurking" doing a killing here and there and then made a big grand entrance at the finale. I think that is Joker's style. If this is an early Joker, then this is his coming out ball. He wants the whole world to know who the Joker is, and he wants it to be set up perfectly.

I like Law, he's just never creeped me out. He's a nice face. A "safe" guy to me. Oh hey its Jude Law...nice and friendly british guy. he's in like every movie.

of course this could be an advantage when I see him being totally evil it could be awesome.

 

[ultimatefan]

I like Law, he's just never creeped me out. He's a nice face. A "safe" guy to me. Oh hey its Jude Law...nice and friendly british guy. he's in like every movie.

of course this could be an advantage when I see him being totally evil it could be awesome.

He plays a pretty creepy guy in Road To Perdition. I remember people complaining that Gary Oldman couldn´t play Gordon because he was always the bad guy, and then...

 

[Two-Face]

I think Law can be good Joker but can he do American accent? Because I never seen him do it like Bale or Oldman.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I've heard Law try to be american in I Heart Huckabees. He pulls it off for most of the movie, but he slips a lot.

 

[Equinox]

Jett just added this I guess -

"And when it is all said and done, it's going to be whomever Chris Nolan wants it to be. Oh, don't take "small and mysterious" as "cameo." Stay tuned! "

http://www.batman-on-film.com/batmovienews.html

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So that definitely means, dont expect the Joker to take up full screen time like B89... Expect it to be more on the lines of Ducard/Ra's in Begins(like all the villains playing along, with Bats as the main character)...Sounds good!