He is likely to look out alongside the big bad wolf Little Red Riding HoodDarth Vader from Star Wars and Hannibal Lecter from The silence of the Lambs considered THE villain of pop culture par excellence. the joker has been making life difficult for Batman for more than 80 years. In his role as the adversary of Gotham’s pointy-eared protector, he celebrated his debut in US comic Batman 1 in 1940. Since that time there have been countless versions of the madman with clown make-up and the nasty laugh in books, films and video games.
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the Batman TV series, which was produced from 1966 to 1968, is now considered a trashy cult. Thanks to snappy sayings (“Holy phylloxera!”) and visualized sound effects (“Bam!”, “Kapow!”), Caesar Romero represented Joker the German television audience a concept. 1989 then shone Oscar winner Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s Batman on the big screen.
Heath Ledger is considered by many fans to be one of the best Jokers of all time. The actor tragically passed away shortly after filming The Dark Knight (2008). In the then newly formed DC Extended Universe, 2016 then took over Jared Leto the role. His portrayal as a fully tattooed “hipster” joker met with little approval from fans, but is often underestimated in terms of acting.
In 2019, the Batman villain’s first solo adventure caused a sensation in the cinema. joker (2019) grossed over $1 billion and garnered leading actors Joaquin Phoenix the Oscars. Also in TheBatman (2022) starring Robert Pattinson, There’s a Joker Who of Barry Keoghan is played.
Completely crazy: Batman villain Joker is pregnant! Who is the father”? (2)
Source: ART BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA. (IMAGE CREDIT:DC)
Joker becomes pregnant and has a child – too crazy for the cinema?
In the comics about Batman’s most famous opponent, the authors at DC dare a very special experiment at the beginning of the year. In the fourth issue of The Man Who Stopped Laughinga nod to the film The Man Who Laughs from 1928, which is considered to be the model for the Joker, Bruce Wayne’s adversary actually becomes pregnant.
It’s her fault Magician Zatanna, who wants to use a magic spell to prevent the Joker from ever fathering offspring. But the curse that “no one else should ever have your baby” backfires, as the Joker eventually gives birth to a grotesquely disfigured little version of himself. Whether this storyline will ever make it to the cinema, however, is highly questionable. Joker: Folie a Deux is also considered an experiment, but a musical doesn’t seem quite as daring. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, is set to be released on… Thursday 03 October 2024 start in German cinemas.
Source: IGN
