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MTV interviewed legendary actor Jack Nicholson about The Oscars, his new movie The Bucket List, and how he feels about someone else playing The Joker. Jack says he’s furious because no one asked him about a sequel involving The Joker.
Jack says,
It’s like, in any area, you can’t believe the reasons things do or don’t happen. Not asking me how to do the sequel is that kind of thing. Maybe it’s not a mistake. Maybe it was the right thing, but to be candid, I’m furious…It’s a part I always thought I should play.
Let’s be honest here. I love Jack Nicholson. Everyone does. In fact, his movies are the only ones my Dad will sit still and actually watch. But with a Batman prequel and a Batman as young as Christian Bale, how could you have 70-year-old Jack reprising a role he played 18 years ago? The man’s a legend, but makeup can only take you so far. If this were an addition to the Batman story, it’d be different. With a prequel, however, you have to cast younger.
Oddly enough, fellow acting legend Sir Michael Caine has nothing but good things to say about Heath Ledger as The Joker.
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1/9/2009
Bride Wars 
Yeah, um, Jack…it’s not a sequel!
The Dark Knight is a sequel to Batman Begins, not Batman.
That would be like saying that Tim Burton’s Batman was a sequel to the original Batman: The Movie starring Adam West.
The Joker in The Dark Knight isn’t even the same Joker that was in Batman. Heath Ledger played the Pre-WWII Joker, Jack Nicholson played the post-war joker.
I just have to quote this…
“Before Ledger was confirmed to play the Joker in July 2006,[17] Paul Bettany,[18] Lachy Hulme,[19] Adrien Brody,[20] Steve Carell,[21] and Robin Williams[22] publicly expressed interest in the role.”
taken from Wikipedia
and the rumor of Cher for the Catwoman…are you ppl really snorting that much coke off each other’s asses?
and i say to Jack..you made your mark, everyone will remember you as the Joker, dont worry, but man..let it be! afraid to say a good word about the new kid…sheesh!
I for one, agree with the consensus that Heath should get a Posthumous (sp?) award for his role…end final finish
That Cher rumor is completely ridiculous. There isn’t even a script yet, so why would they be thinking about casting for characters that might not even be in the movie?
christine, dear….
hit up google…not that its the gospel truth of everything, but see how many hits you get for “cher tapped for catwoman”….oh and to boot…Johnny Depp as the Riddler…which..i think is a lil bit closer…
The number of Google hits a piece of information brings up has nothing to do with it being the truth or not. I understand that it’s a widespread rumor. I was commenting on the fact that the content of the rumor is ridiculous.
Besides the fact that there is no script, Christopher Nolan is taking a break before the next movie, and casting isn’t even CLOSE to starting…if anyone’s going to play Catwoman it’s not going to be Cher. It’d be someone more like Angelina Jolie, or Vera Farminga. You know, a “hot young thing” as they say.
The Johnny Depp as the Riddler rumor could work, but I much prefer the Kristen Bell as Harley Quinn fanmade art. One, because Kristen Bell is awesome. And two, because that would tie into the Joker being in prison. She wants revenge.
alright, your comment about Google is true, and believe me, no offense to Cher, but i wouldnt vote for her for that role either, and it would only make sense to have a “hot young thing” as Catwoman, esp being that Catwoman is Batman’s seductress. Angelina would work, but her taking the role, im not so sure. Johnny,, i can see..he has that kind of sense of humor…*shrug*…we shall see…