JOKER PICS LEAKED (THANK GOD)

This gigantic bunch of Batman/Joker pics seems to be the last batch of "Dark Knight" pics offcially released as of May 10.

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NEW "DARK KNIGHT PICS" as of 8/17!!

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Ladies and gents, I give you ... Joker. --- The new Joker that is.

Actually, it's a preliminary shot of actor Heath Ledger in his garb for Warner Bros.' next Batman film, entitled "Batman: The Dark Knight."

Thank the heavens for online film news sites like Harry Knowles' Ain't It Cool News and Garth Franklin's Dark Horizons. AICN is where the original scooper dumped the Ledger pic for all of the web and blogospehere to see. My opinion? Ain't half bad...

A blurry cell phone distance shot was leaked last week and the web was swirling with chatter about Ledger's appearance. Did it look good? Was it real? Was it a stuntman?

Perhaps in an effort to squash some of the pic's initial negative reaction comes the above "newly leaked" photo, courtesy of AICN. On the whole, this new Joker's overall design seems to match the early concept sketches that've been circulating online. And for the most part, pretty good.

But let's be honest. The Joker is a hard villain to pull off. In concept, the clown-like criminal mastermind can be presented on film quite easily. All you need is a purple suit, green hair dye, red lipstick and proverbial clown face. You don't need much. That's as easy as it gets, though. The true effectiveness of any incarnation of The Joker lies with actor. He has to become Joker. I'll go on record - Jack Nicholson made a shitty Joker. Ask any real comic book fan. He sucked. What's more he was FAT. Joker is a lanky, skinny, bony mess. And evil.


Nicholson was Nicholson, not The Joker. Case closed. As for Cesar Romero, who played the villain in the campy '60s TV series? I don't even consider him to be The Joker.

At the core, if played properly, The Joker is one of the most disturbing pop culture villains ever. Period. He's up there with Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader, Jason, Freddy. You name it.

You want a Joker? I'll give you an awesome Joker. Check out this stupendous Batman fan film by Sandy Collera. It's called "Batman: Dead End" and it centers on the Dark Knight as he tangles with Joker in a dank, damp alley one evening after Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum. This Joker, played with verve by Andrew Koenig (aka Boner from "Growing Pains") was the best representation of Joker I have ever seen. Bar none.

Maybe Ledger will top it. Let's hope so. But until the film comes out next year, this is The Joker as far as I'm concerned.
In this legendary seven-minute short "Batman: Dead End," two visitors just happen to stop by - one Alien and one Predator. Genius. But even more genius is the depiction of Joker. Check it...

As for this newest Heath Ledger-as-Joker shot? Fanboys have to realize that this pic is completely out of context. Christ, it looks like a simple makeup test via a Polaroid or whatever. Please remember that The Joker in Christopher Nolan's final film will be complemented by proper makeup, lighting, effects, score, the whole nine.

And for more Bat Gossip, pages on the script were leaked online. Enjoy.

Until next time,
-- Alfred