The argument is constant: who played the best Joker? Jack or Heath? People have varying opinions but there is a large group of people that will say that Mark Hamill (Oh yes, Luke freaking Skywalker) was definitely the best Joker. Honestly, why wouldn’t people think that? He gloriously portrayed the clown prince of crime on Batman: The Animated Series, providing one of the most memorable voices for the character and a truly insane laugh. His time as the Joker easily outlasted crazy Jack or the late, great Ledger.
Hamill reprised his voice for Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker, Batman: Mask Of the Phantasm, and for both of the recent Batman video games. Once work was finished on Arkham City, Hamill claimed it was going to be his final stint voicing the mad, white faced psychopath. Recently, he went back on that statement when he announced that he’d return a final time if the DC animated universe was to ever create an animated movie based on Alan Moore’s Batman: The Killing Joke.
The Killing Joke is easily the definitive Joker story of all time and one of the best Batman stories ever told; it changed the entire Batman mythos for years to come, proving just how dangerous the clown could be. An animated movie telling this story would be the perfect swan song for Mr. Hamill.
Celebrities like comedian Rufus Hound and cult geek icon Nathan Fillion have even gotten behind the campaign to get this cartoon movie produced. It’s your turn to help.
Luke wants YOU to help with his petition!
The petition is facebook based. Just go to the page, give it a like, and spread the word:
Petition to get Mark Hamill to play the Joker in animated Killing Joke
If we’re lucky, we might just get one more brilliant performance.
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