A Big Joke?

Various websites have reported that Heath Ledger has been cast as the Joker in the upcoming Batman Begins sequel. Even though those websites are legitimate, I'm hoping it's jus a rumor. I have nothing against Heath Ledger, but it's one very odd casting choice. It's one thing that he looks nothing like the Joker--- tons of make-up and special effects can take care of that. People have been saying the same thing about Christian Bale as Batman, and look how great he turned out. And if they plan to do a Joker Origin story as the main plot, when he was still a normal person, it could work. But my main issue is about his acting ability, which has been choppy at best. I can't think of a single movie where he proved himself to be a great actor, but I can think of a few movies where he was not. He's remembered for Brokeback Mountain, but is he remembered for that movie because of great acting or for something else? In contrast to the stellar cast of the first movie, wherein there were mostly thespians, consistently good actors, he seems out of place. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson... Ok, Katie Holmes was that one loose end.But knowing how great the first movie turned out, and how Christopher Nolan has never missed a shot before, I'm still optimistic. Let's just wait and see how this turns out... hopefully is doesn't turn out bad.

I mean, How bad could it possibly turn out? Unlikely just for one odd casting choice. I'll probably be one of those first in line when the movie comes out. I'm still burning with anticipation. But the minute I hear the Joker say "I wish I knew how to quit you, Batman...", I'm getting out of the movie theater.