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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
I'm torn.
He will likely do a really good job as the Joker...but part of the fun of the Joker is that he doesn't have an "origin" story. He's just a crazy person for the sake of being crazy.
Although I guess if it's just a live action version of "The Killing Joke" then that's probably fine.
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I'm also torn.
DC has proven themselves to be ham-fisted at best so far, so in my opinion they're taking a huge, huge risk here.
Make no mistake, they are mortgaging this film on some of the equity built up by Ledger's Joker, they're then going to have to take that and run with it.
Now, Phoenix is probably a good call, possibly even the best call to try and do this, but if it doesnt go well its going to tarnish both.
This seems like a fairly desperate 'Hail Mary' to me.