Love these images that I stumbled across for The Dark Knight over at IESB. I’m not sure how long we will be able to keep them up for but these are completely different to any screenshots currently online for the film.
Really like the last image which I think confirms to us one or two things that we were speculating on last year.
And what about the image of Heath Ledger as a cop without the face paint? Does that signify to us that the make-up on the Joker is self-inflicted and something he wears everyday?
Less than four months to go. People should start seeing Nolan’s cut very soon but we shall try and stay away from screening spoilers as much as possible.
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Awesome images. 4 months still seems like such a long time.
the main inspiration for the joker’s character is victor hugo’s the man who laughs. the whole point of that character is the ends of his lips are slit so he constantly looks like he’s smiling. ledger’s portrayal could draw roots from that
James,
No doubt about it.. Nolan is going for the self inflicted smile theme.
It’s the make-up I was talking about though, whether he puts the white make-up on each day or whether it was from falling in a vat of chemicals.
It would seem Nolan is going for the former.
Supposedly, Joker wears the make-up and doesn’t touch it up as the film progresses.
Man, this film keeps getting better and better. Just when I think my anticipation can’t get any higher, it does!
Joker wears makeup in this version, and as the movie goes on, his makeup runs and smudges. It’s not a skin condition by being dropped in chemicals as in Batman lore.