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[J2 Cool]

Same source pic as posted before, but this one looks quite good. It's weird how Jokerish his facial features are with the right makeup.

Damn, that doesn't look bad at all actually. It's actually very Killing Joke-esque.

 

[teiresias]

I'm still not seeing why I shouldn't be google imaging Heath Ledger . . . maybe it's because I'm gay.

[EDIT] Oh . . . I see . . . :lol :lol

 

[Mikey 2x4]

I have no problem with the casting of Ledger. He got major props from me when I saw Lords of Dogtown. I saw him in the first 10 minutes. Then had no idea where he was until about an hour and a half in. Not even realizing I had seen him the entire time. He's a very good character actor, and I can only pray that he'll do The Joker justice.

P.S.
I too was hoping for Depp, still. The Ledger choice came out of no where.

 

[jett]

Was this confirmed at comic-con btw? Or is it still a "confirmed rumor"?

 

[bjork]

did they replace Bale with a true batMAN yet?

 

[DMczaf]

Bale > Ultimate Burnout

 

[vas_a_morir]

Dude, you all know that Batman Begins > all other batman movies.

And Cillian Murphy (sp) was awsome in it, as well. He takes the cake as the man with the most Irish Name ever!

 

[hobart]

Well... this has been reported as being a true on Batman of Film... site dedicated to the films of Batman... good news source... was also very careful about reporting anything.

Seems as if the offer was "leaked" at Comic-con on purpose... looks like Nolan got his man. They've got two years to pull it off. W/e... the sequel will be fine.

Site: Batman on Film

 

[TheRob]

I know he was already a villain in another superhero movie, Spider-Man, but Willem Dafoe would make the perfect Joker. Sadly, this is not the image I wanted to find, but anyone familiar with Spider-Man should remember the scene in which he has this huge evil grin with his eyes all bulging. I immediately thought of Joke when I saw him, and especially when he did that.

Look at him, he's got the chin, nose, and even the freakin' smile. Willem Dafoe FTW!


Edit: Here's another good one to compare Dafoe with Joker.

 

[bjork]

Bale > Ultimate Burnout

don't make me get a jordan/hbk hate posse going, yo

 

[Hurricane_Chris]

crow, how does it taste?

 

[DrForester]

many epic quotes in this thread.

Bloody well better not be. He sucks!

at the end of BB they say he wears a mask. I think ledger could pull of joker if the costume consists of a latex mask instead of just paint.

I don't prefer Ledger, not because of Brokeback, but because he just seems like too much of a pretty boy for the role and seeing him dance around like the Joker would be more of a "laugh at" than "laugh with" thing IMO. I can't imagine him giving an evil laugh that was actually decent. Nolan probably has a different vision of the character (That is, if these rumors are true), but from what I can imagine, this gy just doesn't seem like he would fit the character.

Ledger brings the star power, but he would make an awful Joker. I hope it doesn't come to be.

GIVE THIS MAN A PRIZE

heath ledger is a great actor. he'll prove all you haters wrong.

:lol

"This thread needs an enema!"

 

[RBH]

Awesome bump. :lol

 

[kozmo7]

crow, how does it taste?

It's pretty funny how wrong people were about Heeth. :lol

 

[Deleted member 284]

Hahaha....so many servings.

 

[Shinobi]

crow, how does it taste?

:lol :lol :lol

All those people doubting Nolan...they oughta be ashamed of themselves.

 

[widgetraf]

Oh man you guys were so wrong :lol :lol

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

:lol Awesome bump.

 

[Chamber]

brokeback bitch isn't the joker.

*avatar quote*

 

[VGChampion]

Wow :lol

I wish some of these people were still around to see what they think about it now. :lol :lol

 

[velvet_nitemare]

Epic:lol

 

[VeritasVierge]

Haha! I was thinking of bumping this thread up the other night but thought it would just give a mod an excuse to ban me so I didn't. Still hilarious to read through.

 

[The Elite]

They'll stfu if they make him look like this:

This post should win some sort of fucking prize.

I think this thread is the embodiment of my problem with NeoGAF as a whole.

 

[rollingstart]

I too doubted this, but not in this thread. I was so wrong.

 

[Uncooked]

This thread is fantastic.

 

[Tucah]

This is amazing :lol :lol

Still, I also laughed when I found out Ledger was the Joker.

 

[keanerie]

The biggest crow fest in the history of the OT's movie discussions.

 

[Yaweee]

I was going to bump this thread anyways, so I salute you.

 

[Morbid Angel]

 

[woodchuck]

I trust in Nolan.

THAT'S RIGHT BITCHES

 

[Lebron]

it's amazing how totally off base all the Heath as Joker mock ups were before the big unveiling. Trust in Nolan indeed.

 

[McLovin]

Heath did such an awesome job. I just can't imagine anyone else playing the joker now

 

[Jado]

This post should win some sort of fucking prize.

I think this thread is the embodiment of my problem with NeoGAF as a whole.

On Gaf and other similar message boards, full of guys in their late teens/early 20s with tunnel vision, spending the day posting as if they know so much more than professionals with years of expertise in their respective work fields. This bullshit is already going down in the Watchmen trailer thread. With gaming, you instantly had hordes of guys complaining about the new entries of Diablo and SC not looking *exactly* how they think it should.

 

[koam]

Gay Chubby dating?

 

[grandjedi6]

Now if only Heath wasn't dead, he could be laughing too.

 

[bill0527]

This thread is everything that's wrong with the internet. Too many people who feel the need to share opinions that suck and then the hivemind decides to follow them.

 

[Frank the Great]

Heath Ledger is going to play the Joker?

That'll never work. It'll be either Depp or Brody, Ledger is too much of a prettyboy.

 

[Burai]

SpeedingUpToStop probably loses this thread hardest as he's now sporting a Heath Joker avatar. That's 180tastic.

 

[CajoleJuice]

SpeedingUpToStop probably loses this thread hardest as he's now sporting a Heath Joker avatar. That's 180tastic.

jett is as well.

 

[ToxicAdam]

Is there really a lot of crow in this thread? I see as many (or more) that say Ledger would do a good job. Certainly not the same kind of hate that Shia Labouf got when it was announced he was in Indy.

 

[The Elite]

This thread is everything that's wrong with the internet. Too many people who feel the need to share opinions that suck and then the hivemind decides to follow them.

You pretty much nailed it.

 

[Blackjack]

Heath Ledger is going to play the Joker?

That'll never work. It'll be either Depp or Brody, Ledger is too much of a prettyboy.

I hear he played a GAY GUY once. So, you know. Obviously his Joker will be super gay, too. That's how that works, right?

 

[msdstc]

He won't get the chance to prove anything.

And I actually don't mind Ledger, but as the Joker? Feck no.

Had to be done... he actually posted several times early in the thread saying no way he should be joker ending with a "why nolan why *cries*" :lol

 

[GhaleonEB]

Wow. Epic bump.

 

[Aladuf]

:lol great bump!

It was funny to see how so many people doubted Heath playing The Joker back then.

 

[Shinobi]

:lol

On Gaf and other similar message boards, full of guys in their late teens/early 20s with tunnel vision, spending the day posting as if they know so much more than professionals with years of expertise in their respective work fields. This bullshit is already going down in the Watchmen trailer thread. With gaming, you instantly had hordes of guys complaining about the new entries of Diablo and SC not looking *exactly* how they think it should.

Indeed...it's always been thus. Most people just can't see the forest from the trees.

I always figured, if Nolan is cool with Ledger, there must be something there. Alas most people were just looking at who'd play Nicholson's Joker, instead of the Joker that Nolan had in mind.

What's even funnier is how Nicholson's Joker has basically been turned into a footnote. :lol

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

SpeedingUpToStop probably loses this thread hardest as he's now sporting a Heath Joker avatar. That's 180tastic.

What can I say? If this thread took place after I'm Not There (or even The Prestige), I would have had a different opinion. He really was a pretty boy in all of his major roles: 10 things I hate about you, Knight's tale, Brokeback. Even the Patriot. to say he was menacing in anything popular film he's been in would be a lie. There's really two opinions in this thread: People who trused Nolan (which I would've been one of if this thread took place after the Prestige was released) and people who were skeptical of Ledger (whcih i wouldN'T have been one of if this thread took place after I'm Not There). I guess I'll eat crow, but it's not like any of us ever had any solid evidence of his true ability.

This thread is everything that's wrong with the internet. Too many people who feel the need to share opinions that suck and then the hivemind decides to follow them.

Oh please. You act as if the film was over with production when this thread came about. To say Ledger wouldn't be convincing was not a huge deal back then. Get over yourself. we really oughta be bumping the thread where the first trailer with Ledger in it was revealed - then we'll see where the real crow is.

 

[Zio]

This thread is everything that's wrong with the internet. Too many people who feel the need to share opinions that suck and then the hivemind decides to follow them.

i like that word, hivemind.


i just saw the movie last night. heath did an impeccable performance. i felt sad during the movie thinking he's gone now

 

[Love To Love You Baby]

I guess I'll eat crow, but it's not like any of us ever had any solid evidence of his true ability.

Even though he was a "pretty boy" in Brokeback Mountain (I mean, who gives a fuck what he was a "pretty boy" in - not that I agree entirely with that term with his role in that movie), his role showed his ability to transform. I mean, I get it, people around here are more impressed with comic book films than gay cowboy films, but even if I had some issues with the film, it certainly showed his "true" ability as an actor.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Even though he was a "pretty boy" in Brokeback Mountain (I mean, who gives a fuck what he was a "pretty boy" in - not that I agree entirely with that term with his role in that movie), his role showed his ability to transform. I mean, I get it, people around here are more impressed with comic book films than gay cowboy films, but even if I had some issues with the film, it certainly showed his "true" ability as an actor.

Like i said though, there was no menace in any of his roles. He could transform for sympathetic characters, but absolutely nothing he's done indicated that he could be a symbol of pure evil.