It's called: Let's write a non-contentious entry for today, hmm?

[trinityvixen]

It's been made official: Heath Ledger really will be the Joker in the sequel to Batman Begins that will be titled The Dark Knight.

I love the title. I could lose the Ledger. I'd love the title more if they just bought out Frank Miller and made it officially The Dark Knight Returns as that's both accurate and appropriate; Begins was pretty much Batman: Year One with a little more realism tossed in. I guess anything linking this Bat-franchise to the old one just won't fly, so no "Returns" in the title.

The Joker, though. I swear to the great noodly moster in the sky that I will REMOVE HEATH LEDGER'S TESTICLES AND FEED THEM TO HIM WHILE I RIP OPEN HIS STOMACH AND FEED THEM TO HIM AGAIN if he messes this up. It flies in the face of the smart casting Nolan and co. pulled off last time. The one character they could have cast better was Rachel Dawes, but she's not a famous character (she's not even canon period). This is the motherf'ing Joker. The #1 Villain of All Time, For All Time. The Clown Prince of Crime. The villain you bring in to scare anyone else shitless.

And Mr. Heath "He Will Rock You" Ledger is going to play him.

This.
Guy.
Will.
Play.
The Joker.

Note: I didn't say he was going to be the Joker. He'll play the Joker. As in "he'll play at being the Joker," kind of like that kid with the broom handle played at being a Jedi. I just hope Nolan has better special effects to fix it up after..

Comments

[sols-light.livejournal.com]

All I can say is they should make him read Arkham Asylum before they start shooting.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I didn't really care for the Joker as sage insane dude in that so much. I liked "Killing Joke" Joker a lot, though.

[sols-light.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more of the "overloaded by stimulus bombardment and unable to process the world in a comprehensible manner" Joker, but it's almost impossible to get that conveyed.

I did enjoy Jack Nicholson's Joker, but Jack has a natural sense of creepy menace, so it worked.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Nicholson did a better job at being crazy and menacing in other roles, but his Joker at least got the narcissism and laughter right.