Last time we saw the JOKER on the big screen, he was portrayed by the late great Heath Ledger. Many have said that they didn't want to see Joker for a long time because of Ledger's death AND because of how good he was in the film. By the time Joker appears on screen again, it will be 8 years since the passing of Ledger. I feel like that is a good enough time to have in between Ledger's Joker and the new Joker, especially if the new Joker is coming off of such an amazing actor. Jared Leto is our new Joker. Coming off of the Oscar win for Dallas Buyers Club, it really looks like DC is aiming for Academy Award nominated, and winning actors and actresses in their cast right off the bat. Another thing I've realized, both of the past two Jokers came in on their respective projects after winning an Oscar for playing a character that.....nevermind. A little too far.
Joker is a narcissistic, insane, sadistic, psychopath, with a big personality. He wants to put on a show, has a taste for the theatrics, a drama queen (or should I say clown prince of crime), and is so crazy that he's scary, funny, intriguing, loved, and hated, all at the same time. Joker started off as a crazy loose cannon towards the beginning of Batman's career, but as he got more and more infamous around Gotham, he garnered a following. The Joker is now the leader of the JOKERZ. Their main incentive is to cause chaos. Whether that's buy showing up at a banquet held and attended by Gotham's elite and stealing their valuables, or by blowing up a parked car with an alcohol bottle and a liter, the Jokerz will do whatever it takes to cause disruption.
At first the big crime bosses didn't worry about the Jokerz operation, as they weren't competition. They only stepped in when the Jokerz got in their way. However, the Jokerz have now started a drug operation of their own. They're spreading around a new hallucinogen Joker called LG for Laughing Gas. It's challenging the business of other underworld organizations causing tension between the crime of Gotham. So much so that it's breaking established bonds, and forming new ones. How could a lunatic challenge some of the smartest men in Gotham? This lunatic is the Joker, and if he could take on Batman you shouldn't be surprised if he could take some business from Sionis, Cobblepot, Falcone, and more. Even though Joker is the leader of this gang, people under him like Jim Frost actually run it while he's up to the same old Joker antics he's usually up to.
The response to the appearance of the Joker in Suicide Squad has been mixed. I am on the side that loves it, but I understand why people don't like it. Here's why he has the tatoos, what some of the tatoos mean, and other things explaining his appearance:
People ask why Joker might have tattoos. The simple response to that is....why not? This Joker is the foe of a Batman that has been around for about 15 years. This Joker has probably been in and out prison, giving him time to get these tats. Maybe has one for every time he's been in prison.
One common staple of the Joker is his comically large grin. Though in tis photo he kinda looks like Harley Quinn is giving him bomb head just below the edge of the pic, we can assume we'll probably see a variation of that in this film. The problem is that i's kind of impossible to smile like the Joker does in the comics. So how will they pull this off? His smile tattoos. Something that we see Batman do a lot is draping his cape up in front of the open part of his mask. In this motion he is covering his mouth with his arm. It'd be great if we coul see his arcnemesis Joker do the same thing. When he puts his arm up to his mouth it looks like he has a HUGE smile. He could be mocking Batman while giving us a classic Joker image. Two things comic fans would love to see from the joker. This theory is backed up by the smile on his left hand. He could've originally got the tat on his hand, but then decided that the smile wasn't big enough.
Now for his real smile, people have mistaken his silver teeth for a grill. These teeth are actually metal crowns, or false teeth, that the Joker has because of Batman's repeated beatings. One thing about the Joker that we really haven't explored in the films yet is that pain, particularly form the Batman, is something he really enjoys. Those punches that tale out his teeth are enjoyable to him. He probably started off with those pearly whites, and in a flashback or even a prequel we might see those. So he goes through the process of getting tattoos that remind him of his time with Batman to help him cope with the lack of pain he's receiving from the Bat while in prison.
The bird on his right arm is in fact a dead robin, a reference to Jason Todd. This is his newest tattoo, as he hasn't been out of prison or seen Batman since he killed Jason Todd and crippled Barbara Gordon (all a part of one big bash in the DCCU). This is what caused Batman to go in to retirement before being pulled out by the appearance of Superman. When he first sees Batman in the prison break ending of Suicide Squad, he outstretches his arm and says "Hey Bats! Look at my new tattoo!" and laughs.
Last time we checked on the Riddler, he was a ginger, was sporting a jumpsuit, and was played by Ace Ventura. Not the best portrayal of the character. When/If he's introduced in to the DC Cinematic Universe, he should be different. Not only from the version of him in Batman: Forever, but also the one in some comic portrayals.
Edward Nashton is an ex-detective for the Gotham City Police Department. He quit after losing faith in the criminal justice system. Inspired by the Batman, Nashton became his own type of vigilante. He and his one man army start a war against the Gotham elite who had not been rightfully punished by the state. To make it "fun" he leaves clues at the scene of his crimes in the form of Riddles that hint at his next victim. He's also started an online campaign against the GCPD, Gotham Underworld, and even some of Gotham's elite. He releases (controversial) classified information from the police, info on Gotham's criminal elite that are protected by the GCPD, and on Gotham's higher ups that finance the corrupt police or the criminal world.
He's what the Riddler would be if he was created in modern day. He's a vigilante through hacking, blogging, and vigilantism. What screams 2015 more than that?!
Riddler's outfits would be more updated to the modern day, and he wouldn't be restricted to green and purple (since Joker will have a lot of that), but question marks will be incorporated in some type of way. My first choice for Mr. Nashton is Scoot McNairy, but it's unlikely that he's playing the Riddler in BvS. Due to this, I'd love to see Ben Whinshaw (of
Skyfall fame) or Matt Smith (of
Doctor Who fame) play the riddler.
Killer Croc is interesting, because there are two different ways that fans have theorized and hoped WB takes with this villain. 1) Is the hulking humanoid crocodile that poses nothing but a big physical threat to Batman or 2) The one based off of the graphic novel Joker where he's a cannibalistic crime boss with scaly skin. The version I would like to see leans to the 2nd one, and takes bits and pieces from his pre and post flashpoint origins.
In this universe, Croc would almost be like the supplier to the gangs of Gotham. His operation would run out of the sewers of Gotham. He'd be in control of homeless people, and others who decided to join, that are given shelter, food, and pay in return for working for him. He "rents out" his men to different gangs for different jobs. For example; he supplies them with enforcers, dealers, assassins/hitmen, bodyguards and more. He also gets them to steal weapons and other things so that he can supply them with weaponry and things like that.
Killer Croc's real name is Waylon Jones. Waylon was born with scaly skin and sharp teeth. He was outcasted his entire life. Growing up in the foster system and eventually leaving as a teen and becoming an enforcer at a young age. After going to jail for petty crimes (and biting someone's finger off and eating it) Waylon got out and joined the Circus. He would wrestle Crocodile's, but all that went wrong when he began to eat their limbs during the show and people stopped coming (as their market was kids). Waylon escaped in to the sewers, with the crocodiles, and lived secluded for a while. When he returned to the surface he went back to the life of an enforcer before starting his own little business, as he not only craved meat, but power. He didn't feel like he could take over the big underworld organizations in Gotham, so he decided to be their crutch. He has power like China has over America. The crime bosses are indebted to him, so he can get what he wants.
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