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inspiration for The Joker?

posted 11 years ago by tommix42
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doesn't it seem like this movie could have helped inspire the character of The Joker??!? Wow, what a concept.

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[–] BigBadEd 10 years ago

No that was the main character in THE MAN WHO LAUGHS who was the inspiration.

[–] Hancock_the_Superb 10 years ago

Well, Christopher Nolan's Joker anyway.

Our version of The Joker was drawn very much from the earliest of the comics, really the first couple of stories where The Joker appeared. I think I made Jonah watch Fritz Lang’s Dr Mabuse prior to writing the Joker.

http://www.empireonline.com/features/heath-ledger-joker

Nolan's also listed the movie on his Top Ten favorites list, for what that's worth.

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