Actors Who Failed to Play the Joker, Here's the Reason!
As Batman’s nemesis, the Joker’s appearance has always been eagerly awaited by fans. His unpredictable character and mysterious crime motives make the Joker the prima donna. There have been several lucky actors who have been chosen to play this character. Counted, there are more than 5 Hollywood actors who have played the Joker such as Joaquin Phoenix, Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto and several other actors. But did you know that before them, there were several actors who almost played the Joker? Who are these actors? Check it out below!
Paul Bettany
When the movie The Dark Knights created, Christopher Nolan considered many of Hollywood’s best actors to play the Joker. There were already several candidates that Nolan had chosen. Now interestingly, one of these candidates is Paul Bettany, not Heath Ledger. However, the actor who became more popular after playing the Vision did not play the Joker. It is not known exactly what made Paul Bettany not play him. Most likely, at that time Bettany was busy with the production of another film. In 2008, Paul Bettany was starring in several films, one of which was a film IronMan which presents Bettany as JARVIS.
Robbins Williams
Robbin Williams is one of Hollywood’s talented actors. He has starred in many big films, ranging from Night at the Museum, Happy Feet, until AI Artificial Intelligence. But who would have thought that Robbin Williams was actually considered to play the Joker. Yep, Tim Burton once considered hiring Robbin Williams to play the Joker. But then Tim Burton chose Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the film Batman (1989). This is unique geeksWilliams also auditioned for the role of the Joker several times in several other films, but Williams always failed to get the role.
David Bowie
As a famous singer, who would have thought that David Bowie was once a candidate to play the Joker. When the movie Batman (1989) starting to enter the development stage, the script writer, Sam Hamm, really wanted David Bowie to be chosen as the Joker. Hamm considers that David Bowie is very suitable to play the character, especially the shape of his face that looks like the Joker in the comics. But unfortunately, Tim Burton did not grant Sam Hamm’s wish, so Bowie failed to be elected. Bowie indeed artist multi talented. Besides her melodious voice, she has also starred in several big films such as Labyrinth which was released in 1986.
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe’s name became more famous after he played the Green Goblin in the film Spider-Man Sam Raimi’s version. Green Goblins are villains iconic Marvel that is told as Spider-Man’s nemesis. But geeks, long before Dafoe was chosen to play the Green Goblin, he was a candidate to play the Joker in the film Batman (1989). As it turned out, Sam Hamm (screenwriter Batman (1989)) also chose Willem Dafoe as another candidate to play the Joker. Dafoe is considered to have the exact physical appearance of the Joker. However, as we know, Dafoe failed to get elected because Tim Burton preferred Jack Nicholson. But fortunately Dafoe got another opportunity to act villains Spider-Man.
Ryan Gosling
The last actor who came close to playing the Joker was Ryan Gosling. Gosling often appears in various major Hollywood films, ranging from BladeRunner until La La Land. So it’s only natural that he becomes a candidate to play the Joker. At that time, Ryan Gosling had to face Jared Leto. Yep, Gosling almost appeared in the film Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer. But lucky because David Ayer prefer Jared Leto for the role. The reason is, after Leto played the Joker, his character began to be abandoned by Warner Bros. Especially considering the failure of the film Suicide Squadwhich was considered very disappointing.
That’s him geeks several actors who failed to get the role of Joker. In the future, some of these actors may get the chance to play the Joker. Especially considering that Warner Bros. and DC Studios are expanding the DCU universe. Let’s just wait geeks more Joker action later.
