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Lady of Winterfell · 13th December 2007, 04:12 PM

Yahoo has posted a picture of Heath Ledger as The Joker. Check it out:

Heath Ledger Photos - Yahoo! Movies

And they have a slideshow with some pictures from production:

Yahoo! Movies Slideshow - The Dark Knight

Enjoy!

Connavar · 13th December 2007, 04:48 PM

Why isnt his hair green....

The face look alright.

If they ruin the Joker, then the movie is dead. You cant ruin Batman's nemesis and get away with it.

Lady of Winterfell · 13th December 2007, 05:00 PM

Guess we'll just have to wait and see. I wondered when I heard they had cast Heath Ledger as the joker how he would do. I just don't see him as the villian type.

scalem X · 13th December 2007, 05:05 PM

At least he looks spooky in a batman kind of way. I'd suggest even more makeup though.

Talysia · 13th December 2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Connavar of Rigante

Why isnt his hair green....

The face look alright.

If they ruin the Joker, then the movie is dead. You cant ruin Batman's nemesis and get away with it.

I wondered about his hair myself. Still, the face does seem to fit. I'll be intrigued to see how he acts the role of the Joker. Thanks for posting the pic, Lady of Winterfell!

Lenny · 13th December 2007, 05:11 PM

The hair is green...

Look closely at the one of him sat in the cell, and you can see the beginnings of green, and then if you go through the slideshow you'll see a picture of Hedger, and the reflection of the Joker in a piece of glass, complete with green hair.

ScottSF · 13th December 2007, 05:14 PM

these look better than some of the first shots I saw. He does have green in his hair but yeah, you can see the brown color. I hope they do computer touch-ups and use lighting to the best advantage to keep him creepy. Same with the new bat costume. I know Bale is happy that he can move his head but I don't like some of the shots I've seen. I really like how they're not gonna spend much/ if any time on Joker origins. He's going to be a mystery.

scalem X · 13th December 2007, 05:14 PM

That's not green. That's yellowish-green.

compare with this PHOTOSHOPPED image.

Connavar · 13th December 2007, 10:32 PM

Exactly its not totally green.

Joker is suppose to be have bright green hair.

Shouldnt be hard to make his hair green.

His acting will be important of course, he have to do looney very well.

Culhwch · 14th December 2007, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottSF

I really like how they're not gonna spend much/ if any time on Joker origins. He's going to be a mystery.

I hear that the backstory is going to be a major feature - in fact, that thread is going to be released as a teaser short before I Am Legend in Imax.

I think Ledger looks good as the Joker. I don't mind if he doesn't look exactly like he did in the comics - I figure that OTT look is fine in cartoonish colour, but a bit odd on film. Witness The Phantom, for instance. I like the grim realism Nolan is shooting for.

Culhwch · 14th December 2007, 07:19 AM

Just to add the link I was talking about above:

TDK Teaser info

Connavar · 14th December 2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Culhwch

I hear that the backstory is going to be a major feature - in fact, that thread is going to be released as a teaser short before I Am Legend in Imax.

I think Ledger looks good as the Joker. I don't mind if he doesn't look exactly like he did in the comics - I figure that OTT look is fine in cartoonish colour, but a bit odd on film. Witness The Phantom, for instance. I like the grim realism Nolan is shooting for.

Grim realism is perfectly fine with darkish looking Batman but not with Joker.

His thing is too be very cartoony look and everything plus the dangerous looney thing.

KateWalker · 23rd December 2007, 08:01 AM

Looks like he lost some weight for the role. That's good because Joker is quite thin. He's growing on me.

scalem X · 23rd December 2007, 10:27 AM

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That's good because Joker is quite thin. He's growing on me.

You have a Joker growing on you?

Symbiosis, one of nature's marvels

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j. d. worthington · 23rd December 2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Connavar of Rigante

Grim realism is perfectly fine with darkish looking Batman but not with Joker.

His thing is too be very cartoony look and everything plus the dangerous looney thing.

Can't quite agree with you, Connavar. One of the origins of the Joker is in the old silent film, The Man Who Laughs, with Conrad Veidt (a film I highly recommend, by the way), and that risus sardonicus was anything but cartoonish, yet extremely effective. Handled rightly -- as it looks like they did here -- this much-less-cartoonish appearance of the Joker could actually be a great advantage, allowing him to be much more genuinely unpredictable and menacing....

13th December 2007, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lady of Winterfell Foxy Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,956	Picture of The Joker Yahoo has posted a picture of Heath Ledger as The Joker. Check it out: Heath Ledger Photos - Yahoo! Movies And they have a slideshow with some pictures from production: Yahoo! Movies Slideshow - The Dark Knight Enjoy!

13th December 2007, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Connavar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,996	Re: Picture of The Joker Why isnt his hair green.... The face look alright. If they ruin the Joker, then the movie is dead. You cant ruin Batman's nemesis and get away with it.

13th December 2007, 05:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lady of Winterfell Foxy Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,956	Re: Picture of The Joker Guess we'll just have to wait and see. I wondered when I heard they had cast Heath Ledger as the joker how he would do. I just don't see him as the villian type.

13th December 2007, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
scalem X I am, the scallywag Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 1,434	Re: Picture of The Joker At least he looks spooky in a batman kind of way. I'd suggest even more makeup though.

13th December 2007, 05:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lenny Press "X" to Admire Hat. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: [I am a spambot, selecting the default option - ban me!] Posts: 3,287 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Picture of The Joker The hair is green... Look closely at the one of him sat in the cell, and you can see the beginnings of green, and then if you go through the slideshow you'll see a picture of Hedger, and the reflection of the Joker in a piece of glass, complete with green hair.

13th December 2007, 05:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
ScottSF ScottSF Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 470	Re: Picture of The Joker these look better than some of the first shots I saw. He does have green in his hair but yeah, you can see the brown color. I hope they do computer touch-ups and use lighting to the best advantage to keep him creepy. Same with the new bat costume. I know Bale is happy that he can move his head but I don't like some of the shots I've seen. I really like how they're not gonna spend much/ if any time on Joker origins. He's going to be a mystery.

13th December 2007, 05:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
scalem X I am, the scallywag Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 1,434	Re: Picture of The Joker That's not green. That's yellowish-green. compare with this PHOTOSHOPPED image.

13th December 2007, 10:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Connavar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,996	Re: Picture of The Joker Exactly its not totally green. Joker is suppose to be have bright green hair. Shouldnt be hard to make his hair green. His acting will be important of course, he have to do looney very well.

14th December 2007, 07:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Culhwch Keep Moving Forward! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia, Queensland Posts: 6,474 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Picture of The Joker Just to add the link I was talking about above: TDK Teaser info

23rd December 2007, 08:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
KateWalker Syberia geek Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 80	Re: Picture of The Joker Looks like he lost some weight for the role. That's good because Joker is quite thin. He's growing on me.