So, who should be the Joker in the next Batman movie?

[nytemare]

My vote goes to Johnny Depp, or Tim Curry.

On edit: Vincent Cassel might be good.

On edit edit: Had to remove one because I am a dumbass.

[wildhorses]

1. good choices those

perhaps Jack Black

[Runcible Spoon]

2. are they really recycling the Joker again?

I thought they would just do more villains...but I'd DEFINITELY go with Tim Curry. Amazing actor with a flair for comedic timing and evil charm.

[nytemare]

4. Yep, at the end of "Batman Begins" there was a calling card left.

And Batman said he would look into it.

:D

[Cannikin]

3. It would be hard. He'd have to play it completely insane if...

he wants to stick close to the comic, and not just jumping around laughing like Cesar Romero

[nytemare]

6. Yeah, the TV show was pure camp.

Whoever it is has to play it dark, as well. I loved Nicholson. I read somewhere that Tim Curry was Tim Burton's second choice for the Joker. Curry might be a bit too old, now.

[AmyDeLune]

5. Paul Bettony is the net-pick du jour

and he certainly looks the part.:)

uhm-- you do remember Gary Oldman is already playing Lt. Gordon? Just sayin'! :hi:

[nytemare]

7. Holy crap, how could I not remember????

:banghead:

[AmyDeLune]

8. See? He was just that good!

You remembered the character and not the actor! ;)

[nytemare]

9. I love Gary Oldman.

He was so good in Dracula.

[AmyDeLune]

12. And Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

loved that one! :loveya:

[WCGreen]

16. He's commissioner Gordon

[nytemare]

13. Well, looks like Bettany is in talks.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/

He would be good.

[NewJeffCT]

20. Definitely a good choice

I like the person that also mentions Crispin Glover below as a possibility.

[Haole Girl]

10. Nobody has said the obvious yet?

[Brigid]

21. No, not him . . .

He'll be the next Penguin. :D

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. Crispin Glover would be excellent, I think.

[nytemare]

14. Yes, he would.

He is a bit unhinged.

[Cannikin]

15. Who looks like this?

[nytemare]

22. Cassel

http://www.sneakpeektv.com/id300.html

[WCGreen]

17. Mark Hammil....

He did the voice in the cartoons.....

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. EXCELLENT CHOICE WCGreen!!

I think that would be the perfect choice.

[jmowreader]

18. Laura Bush wouldn't need much makeup to pull it off

On a more serious note, Johnny Depp is probably the best actor out there for this kind of role.

[Brigid]

19. Jim Carrey.

Who else?

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. NO FUCKING WAY

I wouldn't go see the movie if he were the Joker.

[Frank Cannon]

36. Not only NO FUCKING WAY, but NO GODDAM FUCKING WAY

I wish all the people vying for a funny, star-powered Joker would actually pick up and read a Batman comic book, for crying out loud. The Joker is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY. He's a frightening homicidal psychopath whose hackneyed jokes are pretty much funny only to him.

Almost 99.8% of the joy in Batman-Joker encounters is watching Batman kick the Joker's ass.

[blondeatlast]

45. Only in the DU Lounge would there be a heirarchy of "No Fucking Way."

Gotta love it.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[baldguy]

23. Denis Leary

[nytemare]

25. Ooh, good choice.

:D

[nytemare]

24. Here is a poster that looks badass.

Not sure if it is real, though.

[Frank Cannon]

37. That's Conrad Veidt from the silent movie "The Man Who Laughs"

It was a picture of this guy that was one of Bob Kane's inspirations for the Joker.

[kay1864]

40. Damn good eye Frank!

:applause:

[Frank Cannon]

42. Whoever photoshopped that did a good job, though

If I hadn't seen that other picture, I definitely would have thought that poster was real.

[kay1864]

43. Indeed!

How in the world did you remember The Man Who Laughs? And how did you find the original photo you posted?

[Frank Cannon]

44. I've been a Batman fan all my life

I read a book about Batman that mentioned this movie and how Veidt's character was the physical inspiration for the Joker. This book had a picture of Veidt's character and it scared the bejeezus out of me, giving me nightmares for a week. I just now Googled it and what do you know, there it was.

Looks like I can look forward to nightmares again. :scared:

[nytemare]

52. I was reading that earlier.

He had to give people some bad dreams.

So, I wonder if that makes the poster real, or fake?

[Frank Cannon]

62. It's not a poster from the next Batman movie

Now, whether they made a poster of Conrad Veidt back in 1927, I don't know. The guy's image certainly left an impression on Bob Kane and Bill Finger.

[Telly Savalas]

26. Charlton Heston

[leftofthedial]

27. Pickles

they'd save a fortune on makeup

[NNadir]

51. Worst. Facelift. Ever.

[seemunkee]

28. Hope the have a good script

Like the Killing Joke story arc.

[Rabrrrrrr]

31. Anthony Hopkins, Milla Jovovich, Hugo Weaving, or Gary Oldman

Hey - why can't it be a woman? I think Milla would do a perfect job of it.

Or maybe Chris Tucker.

[AmyDeLune]

33. Milla could be Harley Quinn ;-) n/t

[fujiyama]

34. Some good choices

I think Chris Tucker is an interesting idea. There's no requirement the character has to be white. I felt that Michael Clark Duncan wasn't a bad pick as Kingpin in "Daredevil". But too bad it was Afleck playing Daredevil, and the movie sucked donkey balls.

[Broken_Hero]

32. I will stick by my guts...

Ed Norton, he would be my choice...

[jobycom]

35. David Tennant , maybe, though the Dennis Leary pick above is interesting

Given the stellar cast and the dark bent, it may be over Leary's head, though.

David Tennant is the new Doctor Who, and played Bartie Crouch in The Goblet of Fire.

[RedStateShame]

38. Johnny Depp, and this is why

If Johnny Depp is cast as a reinvented, if you will, Joker, then it might make it more likely that Tim Burton returns to the franchise, if just for one more. Burton has made hands-down THE best of the franchise, although "Batman Begins" was a nice addition. It's starting to wash away the stain of Joel Schumacher's efforts to kill the Batman movies.

[Giant Robot]

39. Concened about who will be the Joker in the next Batman

movie and a Genesis fan? I am starting to love you more and more!

:toast:

[nytemare]

53. I love football, Monty Python, and Laurel and Hardy.

Oh, and Genesis, Star Wars, and Batman...LOL.

[sakabatou]

41. Mark Hamill

Because he can do the voice very well.

[Cannikin]

46. I was wondering why everyone was chosing Hammil

Where has he done the voice? The animated show? But could he act? He couldnt in Star Wars.

[REDKING]

47. Me....Hehhehehehehe

[Taverner]

48. Personally I think they should go with Kyle McLaughlin

Strange choice, I know - but for some reason it would work

[Cannikin]

49. Forget hammils voice. We need someone who can be totally insane

You know, the type to brutally murder a sidekick, or shoot someone through the spine

[peekaloo]

50. Vincent Gallo?

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as long as he doesn't have to act.

[nytemare]

54. This guy has to be it, I am convinced with this picture

Vincent Cassel. He plays a real good villain.

[AmyDeLune]

56. AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Scared Me!!!! *clutches chest*

Okay, I'm sold on this guy now.

[nytemare]

59. LOL.

He is not quite as creepy as the Conrad pic above, but he does give off the creepy vibe.

[Dr Fate]

55. A younger David Bowie may have worked- at least visually. n/t

n/t

[Sanity Claws]

57. Pickles or Leona Helmsley

[Sanity Claws]

58. Pickles or Leona Helmsley

[tinfoilinfor2005]

60. Ray Liotta.

Think about it.

[Cocoa]

61. Bill Kristol