Comments on: Heath Ledger Fans Want The Joker Retired from Film… FOREVER

By: michael bliss

michael bliss — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:05:24 +0000

yes i agree with all of you heath ledger is one of my favorite actors and he played the joker so well in his own vision and that was cool but unfortuneatly in batman movies the joker is the biggest role in the series and since tdk after all that he said like we’re destend to do this forever then it wouldnt make since in the next batman film…if the joker isnt recast in the next batman film it would leave a big WTF to some of the fans and to me

By: Ã€UREA GONTIJO

Ã€UREA GONTIJO — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:22:27 +0000

Eu sou brasileira.Aqui no Brazil, o Heath possui milhares de fans.

By: Ãurea Gontijo

Ãurea Gontijo — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:20:28 +0000

Concordo com os fans de Heath Ledger.O Joker deve se aposentar,deve desaparecer da franquia Batman.NinguÃ©m,nenhum outro ator conseguirÃ¡ superar a performance de Heath.O Joker deve morrer com o Heath.

By: Colin L

Colin L — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:51:52 +0000

They sure did top Jack Nicholson’s joker. Its called, The batman animated series. The designers for the character and Mark Hamill’s voice made the most incredible joker and the coolest. The joker in the comic books like The Killing Joke is soo great looking. I hope they get someone to do another joker in the next batman movie if there is another movie. It surely doesn’t need to be heaths version, i would like to see a cooler and much more stylized version of the joker in a movie. Not that The joker Heath ledger was playing was bad or anything. It was really good.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:08:05 +0000

To say Ledger should have the last stab at playing the Joker is absurd. Yes, he did a phenomenal job… but if someone can commit to the role with a fresh take on the character (like Jack and Heath did), why not give it a try? Keep in mind A LOT of people were VERY skeptical of Ledger until they saw his performance.

However, that being said, I do NOT think they should bring the Joker back in Nolan’s Batman universe. Someone else would either just get criticized for doing a carbon-copy, or if he parted from Ledger’s take, he would get criticized for not honoring the role. And to be honest, I wouldn’t want to see either one. With a huge rogue’s gallery, if Nolan casted the right people, there would be no need to bring back the Joker. A fresh villain and fresh actor would mean a fresh movie… but if the Joker was brought back, it may be too similar to The Dark Knight, and there would be no “surprise factor,” since we’ve already seen Ledger’s maniacal creation in TDK.

Also, anyone saying that Jack Nicholson was a better Joker is absurd… he was silly and hardly believable. All I saw was Jack Nicholson in a Joker costume. In TDK, I had to remind myself when the movie ended that the person behind the makeup was the same guy who played Ennis Del Mar! I can literally write a thesis as to why Ledger was better than Nicholson, but I’ll leave that issue alone, because bottom line is that I am a fan of BOTH. Lastly, why the hell is everyone all about Daniel Day Lewis as the Joker? Such a random choice in my opinion…. first, he’s too old to play Nolan’s Joker, and secondly, just because he’s a good character actor, does not automatically mean he’d make a good Joker… I just don’t see it. But I’m no casting director, so what the hell, maybe Day Lewis would be the bomb!

By: charles

charles — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:30:50 +0000

what the hell? I love the movie but why do people always have to take stuff too far. I thought Ledger was great but to never have the Joker again would be the dumbest thing ever. If Nolan and company would have given into the original Joker fans we wouldn’t have had Ledger, so to say that the character should never be seen again is stupid…and incredibly short sighted. 99% of the time I hate being a quote and quote “fanboy” because of extreme reactions and stupidity that runs rampant.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:41:24 +0000

that’s funny, because i’d like to have dark knight fans retired from life … FOREVER.

By: Aries

Aries — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:52:48 +0000

We should’t retire the joker, but we should keep him buried for a few years. I mean i don’t see the harm about having another joker. I mean what if they would have said that about Jack Nicholson’s joker, then we would’t of had Heath. I mean i’ve been a fan of Heath’s since he starred in 10 things i hate about you and yes he deserves an osacar. But the joker was here a long time befor heath, so he shouldn’t be the last one to play the character. If there is an actor who could play the role it should be Daniel Day Lewis. He’s acted with Heath before and i believe he knows how to bring the joker back to life just like Heath and i don’t think heath would mind. So the joker should’t retire, but just take a vactaion for a few years, maybe.

By: swarez

swarez — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:01:44 +0000

I think they are right. This Joker should be buried as soon as possible so finally be rid of all of these fucking ball bags who think they are cool dressing up as him and quoting his lines like there’s no tomorrow. Shit is getting on my nerves.

By: jay

jay — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:58:24 +0000

like Jon Rocks just said,,,,,, come on man this is so dumb the joker was around befor Heath played him so why in the fuck should he be the last yes he did a good job but i look at the BATMAN last night and sorry i still think Jack nicholson take on him was better.

yeah thats right i said it ,,, yes HEATH take on him is cool if you wanted a real kind of take on the joker..

Nicholson’s take on him may of been more goofy to some but he had his dark side too and that too me is why his still the best one in my eyes ,, the part when his danceing around shotting the man in the chair made me cry lol…

come to think of it the way joker was killing people in the 80s movie one was more darker than last years was…

By: Jon Rocks

Jon Rocks — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:36:49 +0000

This is so ghey. Heath Ledger was good and all, but it was just one role, in one movie. I would not mind seeing someone else play joker in the future one little bit.

By: Bosha1992

Bosha1992 — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:20:54 +0000

Seriously these people are crazy!
I have been a Heath Ledger fan since his appearance in a Knight’s Tale. Heath did an Oscar worthy job on his role as the Joker but it doesn’t mean nobody else can play the Joker. I for one reccomend Daniel Day-Lewis for The Dark Knight Sequel (hopefully named The Dark Knight Returns). He for one is an excellent actor and would carry a performance like that of Heath Ledger (who I am sure would like Daniel to play the Joker)