Joker Myspace Layout

August 16, 2008

Joker Myspace Layout

Heath Ledger as The Joker: Ledger described the Joker as a “psychopathic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy”. His claim that “the only sensible way to live in this world is without rules” uniquely mark the mindset of this character as that of a moral nihilist.

Nolan had wanted to work with Ledger on a number of projects in the past, but had been unable to do so.[13] When Ledger saw Batman Begins, he realized a way to make the character work consistent with the film’s tone, and Nolan agreed with his anarchic interpretation.

To prepare for the role, Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character’s posture, voice, and personality, and kept a diary, in which he recorded the Joker’s thoughts and feelings. While he initially found it difficult, Ledger eventually generated a voice unlike that of Jack Nicholson’s character in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film.

He was also given Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, which he “really tried to read and put it down”. Ledger also cited A Clockwork Orange and Sid Vicious as “a very early starting point for Christian Bale and I. But we kind of flew far away from that pretty quickly and into another world altogether.”

“There’s a bit of everything in him. There’s nothing that consistent,” Ledger said, adding that “There are a few more surprises to him.” Before Ledger was confirmed to play the Joker in July 2006, Paul Bettany, Lachy Hulme, Adrien Brody, Steve Carell, and Robin Williams publicly expressed interest in the role.

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