2006-08-18 01:09:23 · 14 answers · asked by nathaniel b 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I personally think they missed the boat with that one. Robin Williams wanted to play the part the first time and lost to Nicholson, which is easier to understand considering Jack's resume, but to lose this job a second time to the likes of Ledger is a little insulting to his legacy and his own sizable resume. No offense to Ledger and Ledger fans but Williams is the ORIGINAL TV/movie prankster/jester, ever see this guy doing an interview? I think they screwed up not giving that role to someone who can play a loony toons nut as quickly as he can play a psycho killer. Not to mention, according to most reports, he really, really wanted it, which tells me he was ready to sink into this role and make it his own. He would have come in ready to play the part with a passion.
Just my two cents!
2006-08-18 01:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by Iggy Vapes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If he's been chosen I hope he does a good job, but my silent choice for the new Joker has always been Johnny Depp. I'm not one of those Johnny Depp zombies that lurk online believing he's the sun source of all acting ability, but after seeing him in multiple roles (especially Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) I believe he could pull off the mix of hilarious/creepy/homicidal that the Joker has never really had on screen (with all due respect to Jack Nicholson).
He has the perfect body type for the character (imagine Depp in that purple suit!) and is already pale as a fish's belly. And his method acting approach to work would insure that we had a Joker that was truly original.
On the minus side, he's a bit too popular now and he'd probably be a little expensive if he accepted the part at all. Plus there's the fact that people associate actors with parts- look at all the "gay" comments about Ledger, who has a body of work that only contains one gay role- so some audience members would have a tough time getting over the fact that they saw Depp as another character so he "couldn't" be the Joker.
Still, in my perfect world that's who I'd cast.
2006-08-18 08:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by jsblakemore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just have the question/statement...if it is about the smile/the mouth, then yes Ledger should play it. That big mouthed smile will definitely do but I am curious about the acting. Ledger is a fine actor but for the 'playfulness' of the joker...I am just not sold on it. I enjoyed the first batman with Bale, but I am afraid they won't top that for me. I even liked the Scarecrow, they used someone who you hadn't really seen overexposed..actor and villian.
2006-08-18 08:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by sugarandspice01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a worse choice out there then ledger...
should he be the joker? have to say no at this point, but i also was not keen on christian bale playing batman/bruce wayne in batman begins and look how wrong i was on that front.
have to put the trust in christopher nolan who has such a great vision and i am sure he won't do us wrong.
2006-08-18 08:55:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see him looking like a good Joker but I don't know how he willl do acting like the homicidal lunatic that the joker is suppose to be.
2006-08-18 08:15:41 · answer #5 · answered by quickstop_rstvideo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't really decide yes or no at this time. I do however trust Chris Nolan to do it right, I mean come on just look at Batman Begins.
2006-08-18 08:20:19 · answer #6 · answered by jamiestogden 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He don't look very sinister. And he is to good-looking to be jocker.
I think that Denis Quaid would make perfict Jocker, because he got the right smile. But he is too old for thet part now.
2006-08-18 08:23:16 · answer #7 · answered by Tatyana K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yess
2006-08-18 08:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by bamboocha_t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ugh, no! Heath is SO not a bad guy especially a psychopath!
2006-08-18 10:47:04 · answer #9 · answered by gafpromise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. I think they'd do better by the movie if they found a lesser known stage actor, that way they avoid any pre-emptive bias from fans.
2006-08-18 08:47:39 · answer #10 · answered by intangiblethief 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋