The Joker's Original Role in The Dark Knight Rises

Published 2024-03-16
What if The Joker was in The Dark Knight Rises? Taking a look at the original version of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, exploring the Joker's role in the film had Heath Ledger lived.

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0:00 Intro
0:15 Batman's No Killing Rule
1:14 The Riddler
1:59 Bane
3:03 Goyer’s Original Plan
3:57 Gambol Survived
4:36 A Tale of Two Cities
6:40 CGI Joker
7:32 Blackgate Penitentiary
8:21 Scarecrow’s Kangaroo Court

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All Comments (21)
  • @devonmineheine
    Even though Joker wasn't mentioned, he still was part of the story. It's because of him the Dent Act backfired and escalated into city wide chaos.
  • @Omar-wq9dz
    I wish we would have seen what Nolan would have done with more realistic villains in Batman’s rogue gallery like Penguin, Riddler, or Black Mask
  • @stsolomon618
    I'll never forget seeing Heath Ledger's Joker in theaters, what an performance.
  • @ahmad55
    You know a good version of Riddler would be a former spy/ intelligence officer who spent most of his career solving puzzles but now is the one making them, with a little more flair
  • @MrEffectfilms
    Interesting how the loss of one actor can drastically derail and change an entire film project. Goes to show how important every aspect of a movie is, actors, writers, producers, directors, everyone.
  • @jasonmcgregor123
    That idea of making The Dark Knight Rises a two part movie should've definitely been explored. I would've loved to have witnessed Batman being defeated by Bane in the first movie only to have him rebuild himself and save Gotham in the second movie. Would've been epic. I still love the movie we got at the end of the day though.
  • @setthetoneky2084
    My head canon is that Gotham became so strict on crime after the Dent Act that they made an exception to the insanity plea and decided to execute the Joker after the Dark Knight.
  • @Dreadjaws
    Damn. Imagine watching The Dark Knight Rises, having Batman be broken and defeated by Bane, dragged to a prison, the city starting to fall and then a close-up of Bane holding his coat with a pleased look on his face as the movie fades to black and credits roll. I would have flipped my shit right there. And this would have been years before Infinity War.
  • @What.99
    Having Batman getting his back broken and the movie ending on a cliffhanger would have worked better than how they did do it, with him getting his back broken for 15 minutes and then it flashes to 6 months later where Bruce is learning to walk again.
  • @TheDissident77
    7:44 - That is EXACTLY what I said on how they could've given a nod to Ledger. Bane refusing to release Joker because he can't be controlled. Bane's whole deal was to control, harm and destroy Gotham. Joker would've messed that up just for the chaos of it. I thought that would've been a great nod that even this underworld mastermind doesn't want to deal with Joker.
  • @HighFlyingEYE
    The Dark Knight is in my top 5 movies of all time I must of watched it about 100 times and still feel entertained each time, such a shame ledger passed away he would of been huge by now, I don't see heath I just see the joker hands down one of the greatest performances of all time
  • @jorgizoran4340
    I'd say Joker was most likely taken into custody by federal authorities after the Dark Knight and probably executed or held at a black site or somewhere like Guantanamo Bay. He committed multiple major terrorist attacks on a major city.
  • @dxvdvss3252
    Respect to Nolan for not just following the studios direction and going with Leo as Riddler. I'm sure it could have been good enough but I'd always much rather have a villain who ties into the themes of the film, and not just have whatever studios think will sell. I also thought leaving Heath out of Rises entirely was a respectful choice; though I've heard some criticism.
  • @jariussmith6688
    For April Fools Day, you should do 'What could have been: Quentin Tarantino's Thomas the Tank Engine'
  • Heath Ledger's Joker is still, IMO, the single best acting performance of this century and probably in the Top 10 of all time in the history of movie cinema.
  • @marcus7195
    The image of joker being the sole inmate in an entire asylum is so creepy and cool
  • @BrianGriffinW
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  • Fun Fact: Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Sharlto Copley And Mark Strong Were All Considered For The Role Of The Joker Before Jared Leto Was Cast