after the success of Batman Begins i think everyone was looking forward to what Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale were to do with the inevitable but actually welcomed next one. it's supposed to be called Batman Intimidation, but then again so was Begins.
many of you will recall that Begins ended with a teasing image of a playing card featuring The Joker. was he going to appear in the next film, or was this a red herring?
rumours started linking some interesting choices for The Joker - Sean Pean was arguably the most exciting prospect, and Michael Keaton being linked was certainly interesting.
then statements, rather than rumours, suggested one Heath Ledger was going to get the part.
Heath Ledger? not a bad actor at all, but could he cut it as The Joker in this actually proper, darker presentation of Batman? i am not so sure, many others are not.
now we get this picture appearing on the interweb net thing :
it claims to be from the first makeup tests of Heath as The Joker. it looks dubious to say the least - the hand holding the colour test pattern doesn't look like it belongs to the head and body, does it? it's also got the WB logo at the bottom. why exactly would they blow up a very early, incomplete to the point of not really having started makeup shot to the size of a poster and put their logo on??
well, depending on what film sites you visit, if this pic turns out to be legit, remember that you saw it here first!
personally, i am in favour of the red herring interpretation - i think this whole "Heath Ledger as The Joker" is a massive curveball, intended to distract finding out what they are actually doing with the film. this is based more on Christopher Nolan doing this with all his other projects rather than any substantial info.
whatever happens with Batman Intimidation in regards of plot, actors and so on, well, as indicated, Christopher Nolan is one of the few directors you can trust to deliver something most excellent.
and on that note,
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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