1st pic of Heath Ledger as The Joker

[carphalen5150]

That look is great...cannot wait to see the movie.

That is pretty scary looking...the scarring of the face and all. Very dark and I look forward to them explaining it. I have heard some type of disease could be used to explain the paleness in his skin.

If this is what the Joker looks like, I can only imagine what Two Face is going to look like.

Awesome.

 

[iceberg]

Oh he's a good actor... not what I meant...

Sometimes it gets hard to separate an actor from a specific role...

Peck will always be Atticus Finch... Brando will always be Don Corleone... Warren Beatty will always be Clyde Barrow... Ledger will always be Ennis...

then you're late into his career.

he was in 10 things i hate about you
knights tale (where i will remember him from)
the patriot

and quite a few other "grade b" movies in that era.

i've never seen brokeback and maybe this is why - he's a good actor and has some potential. i just can't pick out a single movie and have that define the rest of his career.

 

[iceberg]

I'm sorry, but that was funny. Don't be such a batman homer.

And Heath Ledger is NOT a good actor. Sorry, just cuz he played a pillow biter doesn't make him a "good actor".

I still think it was an incredibly horrible choice casting Ledger as Joker.

he's no tom hanks, no. but if all you know him for is a "pillow biter" then i'd have to say you're not really in a good position to judge his acting.

 

[Mavs Man]

For real. Nolan has done nothing but make excellent movies.

Memento
Insomnia
Batman Begins
The Prestige

Yeah, Christopher Nolan is awesome.

 

[calico]

Lol at all the gay, pillow biter, brokeback comments...

I have never seen him in a movie and I really don't care about what he has done.

Nolan has done a great job in the past and with the Batman franchise, I will trust that he chose the pillow biter for a reason and can't wait to see it translate on the silver screen.

 

[TheEnigma]

then you're late into his career.

he was in 10 things i hate about you
knights tale (where i will remember him from)
the patriot

and quite a few other "grade b" movies in that era.

i've never seen brokeback and maybe this is why - he's a good actor and has some potential. i just can't pick out a single movie and have that define the rest of his career.

Ditto

 

[Crown Royal]

It just struck me how often Nolan prefers non-American actors over American ones, even in American roles.

Memento

American Actors
Joe Pantoliano
Carrie Ann Moss

Non American
Guy Pearch

Insomnia

American Actors
Al Pacino
Hilary Swank

Non American Actors
Robin Williams (because it helps my point)

Batman Begins & The Dark Knight

American Actors
Katie Holmes
Morgan Freeman
Aaron Eckhart
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Non American Actors
Christian Bale
Michael Cane
Lliam Neeson
Gary Oldman
Cillian Murphy
Tom Wilkinson
Ken Watanabe
Heath Ledger

The Prestige

American Actors
Scarlett Johannson
Piper Perabo

Non American Actors
Hugh Jackman
Christian Bale
Michael Cane
David Bowie
Andy Serkis

 

[Yeagermeister]

It just struck me how often Nolan prefers non-American actors over American ones, even in American roles.

Memento

American Actors
Joe Pantoliano
Carrie Ann Moss

Non American
Guy Pearch

Insomnia

American Actors
Al Pacino
Hilary Swank

Non American Actors
Robin Williams (because it helps my point)

Batman Begins & The Dark Knight

American Actors
Katie Holmes
Morgan Freeman
Aaron Eckhart
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Non American Actors
Christian Bale
Michael Cane
Lliam Neeson
Gary Oldman
Cillian Murphy
Tom Wilkinson
Ken Watanabe
Heath Ledger

The Prestige

American Actors
Scarlett Johannson
Piper Perabo

Non American Actors
Hugh Jackman
Christian Bale
Michael Cane
David Bowie
Andy Serkis

Robin Williams?

 

[Crown Royal]

Robin Williams?

Crap - for some reason I thought he was Canadian.

Nevermind on that one.

 

[carphalen5150]

Crap - for some reason I thought he was Canadian.

Nevermind on that one.

Funny people come from Canada...so this excludes Williams.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Crap - for some reason I thought he was Canadian.

Nevermind on that one.

Nope from Chitown originally.....I just watched his Inside the Actors Studio episode

 

[the kid 05]

I love the look...I can't wait to see what Nolan does with this...hope it is really really dark.

thats what i noticed, it seemed darker then the previous jokers

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

thats what i noticed, it seemed darker then the previous jokers

You can certainly count on that. It'll be nothing like you've seen before.

 

[carphalen5150]

You can certainly count on that. It'll be nothing like you've seen before.

Anthony Michael Hall has been added to the cast...do you have any info on who he will be playing?

Also...is Karl Urban playing Roman Sionis in this?

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

Anthony Michael Hall has been added to the cast...do you have any info on who he will be playing?

Also...is Karl Urban playing Roman Sionis in this?

I was told that he's a villain -- but which one, I haven't a clue. That Karl Urban rumor was BS.