Heath Ledger as.... The Joker!?

I saw on some news site that Heath Ledger is going to play the Joker in the next Batman movie. I just can't picture that...

Why must people keep Fing with movie cinema history? Jack Nicholson is the joker, end of story, heath ledger die for even considering TRYING to take that away from jack.

Well their trying to redo Batman as serious so they want to do a new joker, so I can understand that even though I like Jack Nicholson. I just can probably think of so many more actors to play it before Heath Ledger. They will PROBABLY do a decent job but seriously, i dont think Heath Ledger can top Jack Nicholson.

They should of tried to get Johnny Depp to play the Joker... that I couldn't argue with.

I could, Johnny Depp is the IT man for everything now, but he sucked as willy wonka. Johnny Depp isnt the golden child either...

I say get Jack to do it again. Then 'd watch the movie. Screw Heath Ledger...stick to romantic comedies.

the only reason I couldn't see Depp as the Joker is because I've never seen him play the bad guy.

Well, the Secret Window, he was the bad guy.

IDK i'd just want to see him play it just to see what it would be like.... idk if hed be good.

This Heath Ledger thing just reminds me of Foreman for That 70s Show and how hes playing Venom in Spiderman 3. Wierd casting calls.

Yep it is ledger as the joker its got the same director as batman begins so im goin to think positive coz i enjoyed that

Originally Posted by spirit_of_rob

Yep it is ledger as the joker its got the same director as batman begins so im goin to think positive coz i enjoyed that

Well i'm assuming its going to be good. However once I see the guy from Knights Tale and Brokeback Mountain i'm going to be dissapointed.

I know its impossible for the movie to be bad, i'm just thinking they could get someone more... suited.

Originally Posted by Kanaric

IDK i'd just want to see him play it just to see what it would be like.... idk if hed be good.

This Heath Ledger thing just reminds me of Foreman for That 70s Show and how hes playing Venom in Spiderman 3. Wierd casting calls.

Eric Foreman, or his real name Topher Grace is gonna play venom, but they can beef him up easily. The thing is Heath Ledger is a drama actor, not an action actor.

Peace,
Adnan

Originally Posted by MasterAdnin

Eric Foreman, or his real name Topher Grace is gonna play venom, but they can beef him up easily. The thing is Heath Ledger is a drama actor, not an action actor.

Peace,
Adnan

Which is why I can't picture him in that.

I know his name is Topher Grace too, lol, it just adds more to it to say that Eric Foreman is playing Venom.

They can beef him up like they beefed up brad pitt for his role as achilles in Troy. But venom was crazy, and Topher Grace always plays the resererved, "nice guy" intellectual role in everything he does. Itll be interesting to see if he can pull it off.

Originally Posted by MasterAdnin

Eric Foreman, or his real name Topher Grace is gonna play venom, but they can beef him up easily. The thing is Heath Ledger is a drama actor, not an action actor.

Peace,
Adnan

Why don't they ask George Foreman while they are at it?

Jack Nicholson's Joker was just tediously silly, like all of the first run of Batman films from Micheal Keaton's one onwards. Batman Begins has wiped the slate clean perfectly, hitting exactly the right tone, and I am confident that Ledger's Joker will be superior. The secret behind all these recent comic-book movie successes is that they take their subject-matter SERIOUSLY - it isn't all a stupid joke.

Originally Posted by Cluny the Scourge

Jack Nicholson's Joker was just tediously silly, like all of the first run of Batman films from Micheal Keaton's one onwards. Batman Begins has wiped the slate clean perfectly, hitting exactly the right tone, and I am confident that Ledger's Joker will be superior. The secret behind all these recent comic-book movie successes is that they take their subject-matter SERIOUSLY - it isn't all a stupid joke.

Yes, thats what I like about it.

Most of the recent ones based on popular material have been good besides the newest X-Men movie. However that went away from taking it serious.



Batman was only "campy" because of that old tv-show.

Originally Posted by Cluny the Scourge

Jack Nicholson's Joker was just tediously silly, like all of the first run of Batman films from Micheal Keaton's one onwards. Batman Begins has wiped the slate clean perfectly, hitting exactly the right tone, and I am confident that Ledger's Joker will be superior. The secret behind all these recent comic-book movie successes is that they take their subject-matter SERIOUSLY - it isn't all a stupid joke.

actually, the only thing I liked about the original Batman movie was that they had Nicholson as the Joker.

Originally Posted by Last Roman

actually, the only thing I liked about the original Batman movie was that they had Nicholson as the Joker.

Hes a likable actor, best way to put it. He would probably be great on a serious batman, but hes probably too old for what they would want someone to do in the new movie.

Heath Ledger probably took the role for the makeup.

Pity, you know, I used to like his movies. Until recently, that is. I view him as nothing more than a genetic inferior now.

topher grace as venom? they'd better start pumping him with steroids now. i figured they'd need to bring in a wrestler like shamrock or kurt angle or the rock to play venom...