The Tale of Two Jokers Part II - Interview with Safire (Flames of Blue)

I talked with this cutie in blue with the same lines of questions about The Joker Comparisons. She goes by the name of Safire.
She's able to shoot blue flames (natural gas?), fly and heal quickly.

www.myspace.com/safiremodel

E.T. How do you feel about Heath Ledger now being dead and not being able to play the joker anymore?

Safire: It's definitely a shame that Heath Ledger is gone. He was an excellent actor and his portrayal of the Joker was really well done.

E.T. If you thought the Dark Knight Joker was great, do you think anyone could do just as well performance-wise in the next Dark Knight?

Safire: While I'm sure there are other actors who could do a great job as the Joker, I'd prefer if they didn't bring back the character. There are plenty of other enemies that can be used in future Batman movies. Harley Quinn would've been cool to team up with the Joker, but with Ledger gone, I wouldn't do anything with either of those villains.

E.T. How does Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson; please compare and contrast.

Safire: What I liked about Ledger's Joker is that he played it so differently than Nicholson's Joker. Nicholson was really entertaining as the Joker, but was a lot less serious and had some great interactions with his underlings. Ledger seemed to be misunderstood and not diving into another Joker origin story (that would attempt to humanize him) was a great idea. It allowed him to just be a supervillain.

There you have it, straight from Safire! "Extinguishing crime one flame at a time!"

The Tale of Two Jokers - Interview with Bobby Nash

I just had the pleasure of conducting interviews of some people I know from MySpace and other internet personalities I have known for a while. Basically, I had posed some questions to the latest Dark Knight movie, asking certain personalities to compare and contrast the JOKER character and the actors that had played them.

Let me first start with Bobby Nash "Writer@Large!:

www.myspace.com/bobbynash

He is known for his titles "Evil Ways, Domino Lady and Lance Star. ( I take it the Rocketeer was your favorite movie, right Bobby? ;-))

Anyhow, I posed a few of these questions to Bobby (and later to other personalities) about his thoughts on the "Two Jokers". Here is what occured:

E.T. - How do you feel about Heath Ledger now being dead and not being able to play the joker anymore?

B.N. - I feel bad for the next actor who plays the role because of the inevitable comparisons that will happen. I enjoyed Heath's performance in the movie. He was a very talented actor.

E.T. - If you thought the Dark Knight Joker was great, do you think anyone could do just as well performance-wise in the next Dark Knight?

B.N. - Sure. I'm sure the comparisons will be there between both actor's performances, which is understandable. I'm just afraid that aspect would overshadow the film itself.

E.T. - How does Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson; please compare and contrast.

B.N. - Well, they both played the Joker in a Batman movie. The comparisons end there. Both of these movies were aiming for a different feel. Burton's Batman was a stylized approach where as Nolan's movie had more of the real world aspect. Different films, different times, different performances. I do like both of them in the role.

E.T. - Anything else you want to add, feel free. :-)

B.N. - While I like both Nicholson and Ledger in the role, my favorite actor to portray the Joker remains Mark Hamill.

E.T. - Oh man, I almost forgot about Mark Hamill! He did the cartoon Joker! He did a pretty darned good job. It was funny, because I did not realize he did the voice for the cartoon Joker until I saw him on a show that listed the Top (X) Villians or something of that nature (can't remember the title.) Because he did it in front of the viewers, and I was thinking, "Holy Cow! It was him?!" Amazing

Anyhow, thank you Bobby Nash for your answers. I'm sure Heath will be missed, and had probably disappointed a lot of other fans that he wouldn't be playing any FUTURE JOKERS.