Commission piece for one of my top collectors. This piece to me shows the relationship between Batman and his greatest foe, the Joker. Their relationship is almost ironic in the sense we only think of the Joker as being psychotic but Batman has some issues as well when you really think about it. Heath Ledgers Joker I think arguably is the best as well when discussing capturing the core essence of the Joker.
Fun Fact:
“Take this guy: armed robbery, double homicide, got a taste for the theatrical, like you… leaves a calling card,” says Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) as he flips over The Joker card at the end of Batman Begins. And from that point on, the vast mystique of The Joker loomed ever more eerily.
Even more so after Ledger played The Joker in the darkest, most terrifying version of the character we’ve seen on film. Knowledge of Ledger’s passing in early 2008 was like a specter haunting The Dark Knight‘s marketing campaign, and lent an uneasy feeling of fatality to Ledger’s final role in a major film.
But Ledger wasn’t initially interested in the Nolan’s reboot. Back when he was approached about playing Bale’s dual roles of Batman and Bruce Wayne, Ledger told Nolan “he’d never do this kinda film.” But when it was time to cast The Joker, Ledger was “hungry” for the part, and “had a vision for something.” Nolan helped Ledger see that vision through, starting with suggested reading of Francis Bacon’s work and Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange.
