Who could play the next Joker?

Out of all of the actors that you know of, who can play the next Joker?

No one is going to play The Joker unless Chris Nolan changes his mind

I hope there's not another Joker in the Nolan franchise. I'd be fine with a different take on the character in a different Batman film, but it'd suck to have someone imitating Heath's performance. I doubt Nolan would want that either.

Originally posted by SnakeEyes
I hope there's not another Joker in the Nolan franchise. I'd be fine with a different take on the character in a different Batman film, but it'd suck to have someone imitating Heath's performance. I doubt Nolan would want that either.

QFT

Chris Rock or Tucker.

You're hilarious.

I was thinking of Colin Ferrell

okay I am sure other people could give good or great interpretations of the joker but this has been answered already.

Originally posted by SnakeEyes
I hope there's not another Joker in the Nolan franchise. I'd be fine with a different take on the character in a different Batman film, but it'd suck to have someone imitating Heath's performance. I doubt Nolan would want that either.

Johnny Depp, James Franco, Daniel Day Lewis, or Joseph Gordon Levitt. However, if Nolan did change his mind and decide to recast, he'd likely go with someone unexpected as with Ledger and not any of the popular choices, which I wouldn't mind. I trust in Nolan.

I swear there's more than one thread about this

I dont see anyone imitating him either. I think Joker could be a mastermind behind some evil plan even though he's in jail. In that case they wont even need to show him. Just some guy sitting in his cell in shadows. Imitating Ledger's voice is better than imitating his performance.

That'd be a stupid move. When people want the Joker, they want to see him. If it's going to be a cameo or just a guy in the shadows, there's no point. Besides that, it's been shown that almost nothing is consistent with the Joker's personality, so the actor wouldn't even have to imitate Heath's performance, and would be free to bring something new to the table.

Originally posted by Davis Bloome
That'd be a stupid move. When people want the Joker, they want to see him. If it's going to be a cameo or just a guy in the shadows, there's no point. Besides that, it's been shown that almost nothing is consistent with the Joker's personality, so the actor wouldn't even have to imitate Heath's performance, and would be free to bring something new to the table.

I know that's not what you're saying but the Joker is too much of a visually appealing villain to only be behind the scenes for every new movie coming out.

True. Its just I hate that he wont ever appear again in the movies..

What? Even if he doesn't appear again in this franchise he'll be in the next. It's not as if we'll never see the character again. Besides, Batman has a ton of other awesome villains to be used if the Joker doesn't return.

Exactly, like:
The Penguin-not the main villain, just a mob boss who hires a few goons, or as someone suggested before, be Batman's insider to the mob scene.

The Riddler-Hired to find out Batman's true identity. Forces Batman to solve some puzzles that are meant to entrap him in some way.

Talia Al Ghul-If she were to appear, she'd be running the show with a few hired assassins working for her.

Firefly-Either a hired hand, or working alone, he would be interesting but probably not the main villain

Poison Ivy-A bio-terrorist

Mad Hatter-filling in the possible gap of insanity left behind with no Joker. 😉 No mind control hats, though. Just hats that serve other mechanical functions.

The Reaper-We've already seen Batman clones who carried guns and were ready to kill, so would it be too far a stretch to see one of them become a completely unique vigilante?

To the OP, Brandon Lee -r.i.p- would have been a good alternate to Heath as Joker.

But as for actors today, Probably only Danny Day Lewis imo could pull off a good take on the Joker.

Originally posted by SnakeEyes
I hope there's not another Joker in the Nolan franchise. I'd be fine with a different take on the character in a different Batman film, but it'd suck to have someone imitating Heath's performance. I doubt Nolan would want that either.

works for me.

Originally posted by Juk3n
To the OP, Brandon Lee -r.i.p- would have been a good alternate to Heath as Joker.

But as for actors today, Probably only Danny Day Lewis imo could pull off a good take on the Joker.

I love Brandon Lee, and thought he was just awesome, but I doubt he'd be able to fill Heath's shoes. Also, Daniel Day Lewis isn't the only person who'd be able to pull off a great performance with the Joker. Think of Johnny Depp, or James Franco, who are both versatile actors.