It seems incredibly unlikely to me that they’d put the Joker in Batman 3. Given the combination of how well received Ledger’s performance was combined with his death combined with the fact that there’s a whole slew of other potential villians they can use, why on earth would they do the Joker again?
I thought I’d heard they definately were not bringing back the Joker for #3. Maybe in the future.
Plus, I’m not sure I see Lewis taking that role anyway. He’s turned down a lot of movies because he doesn’t like anything that deviates too much from the his typical serious dramas that are historical or current.
If he showed up at all, I assumed it’d be in a brief cameo at the beginning of the film, similar to the villain cameo at the beginning of Dark Knight. I’d heard in the past they planned to show him on trial or in jail, though I’m sure that rumor is long expired.
My guess would be that if they go that route, it’ll be on a TV screen or something and it’ll be existing footage of Ledger, perhaps digitally manipulated a bit. Maybe show him being put into Arkham for a brief moment as a news story.
I’ll take advantage of this thread to once again propose my theory that there is no role that wouldn’t be better with Daniel Day Lewis playing it. Go ahead, try to think of one. You simply can’t do it, my friends.
(No fair saying The Joker, which is an exception because Heath Ledger died, so different rules apply.)
You will not find anyone anywhere on this planet* who thinks Daniel Day Lewis wouldn’t make an awesome Conan the Barbarian. In fact, I’m going to go take a lunch with someone in Hollywood right now because “Daniel Day Lewis as Conan the Barbarian” pretty much green lights itself.
-Tom
Or in orbit, such as Ultima creator Richard Garriott.
Nice try, Sarkus, but I’m sure people said the same sorts of things about Terrance Stamp until they saw Priscilla Queen of the Desert. You have still failed at my game!