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- deputydogs, on 07/15/2008, -14/+206it's jack nicholson - let the guy be pissed off.
a 71 year old joker would be ***** hilarious anyway. - micro506, on 07/15/2008, -16/+198I'd be upset if I had just made the Bucket List too.
- AmericanGunner, on 07/15/2008, -5/+181i love the way titles make things look....buried.
- thestranger, on 07/16/2008, -2/+173This is a BS article. Its old and the comment isn't really "controversial". It was before anyone had seen Ledger's Joker.
Here it for those of you who don't want to read this year old article for one comment.
"MTV: What do you think of another actor, Heath Ledger, playing the Joker in next summer's "The Dark Knight"?
Nicholson: Let me be the way I'm not in interviews. I'm furious. I'm furious. [He laughs.] They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker. I know how to do that! Nobody ever asked me.
MTV: It was never brought up?
Nicholson: No. It's like, in any area, you can't believe the reasons things do or don't happen. Not asking me how to do the sequel is that kind of thing. Maybe it's not a mistake. Maybe it was the right thing, but to be candid, I'm furious.
MTV: I'm surprised to hear you sounding competitive about a role like that.
Nicholson: Well, the Joker comes from my childhood. That's how I got involved with it in the first place. It's a part I always thought I should play.
(What do you think of Jack's controversial Joker comments? Tell us at the MTV Movies Blog!)
MTV: Will you see the new film?
Nicholson: I'm not inclined to watch it because of what I said. But if it's a good movie, I'll catch up with it somewhere. I don't think they ever really captured Tim Burton's spirit [since he stopped being involved]. They kind of drove the franchise into the ground. Tim Burton's a genius. He had the right take on it. That's why I did the movie. I did the movie based on a single conversation with him. We both come from the cartoon world originally. We had similar ideas. Tim said [the Joker] should have a humorous dark side to him. [Burton is] one of the great moviemakers. I think the world of him. He's the most unassuming man. And he doesn't feel pressure. That's what I love about him. Once he's in there, he's smiling making the movie. That's it! "
- LLamaStar, on 07/16/2008, -1/+151I'm curious if any of you read the actual article...it sounded more like he was joking around that nobody asked him for a sequel than about Heath playing the joker. And then lol MTV adds the "omgz controversial" link in there trying to start some drama.
***** MTV. - TheOtherOne135, on 07/16/2008, -3/+103Why would they even talk to him about re-doing the character of the Joker in a "rebooted" franchise?
- InvisibleInk, on 07/16/2008, -0/+84He was joking.
- paulzy, on 07/15/2008, -15/+91You can't handle the truth!
- inactive, on 07/16/2008, -4/+59Well, you gotta admit, he was pretty damn good at playing The Joker.
But we're retelling the story, not making the same movie. - uggidi, on 07/16/2008, -0/+54That would all sound appropriate if Heath Ledger is alive today. The interview was from Nov 7th, 2007. The title is misleading. Buried!
- artfuldodga, on 07/16/2008, -0/+46Buried, hes joking for f*ck sake
- inactive, on 07/16/2008, -0/+39Buried for sensationalism.
- allengeer, on 07/16/2008, -7/+46I really don't care what Jack Nicholson says. Nicholson is at a point where no matter what he does or says, I will think he is awesome. Nicholson has entertained me like very few actors in countless ways. He is one of the most talented people alive. No amount of old age gaffing or terrible movies can take away these unforgetable moments
"all work... no play.... makes jack a dull boy"
:::forehead movement to get glasses to fall:::
"theeeessee fuuuucking rats"
any scene from mars attacks
any scene from china town
any scene from cookoos nest
any scene as the joker
More ***** up is his life. Nicholson, for the better part of his life, thought his mother was his sister and his grandparents his parents. - cliffdogg, on 07/16/2008, -1/+37I don't think he's talking about Begins (at least, for my sanity, I hope not). I think he's referring to the ***** flicks like Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.
Those sucked. - AngeloM3, on 07/16/2008, -10/+43"I'd rather have the Dark Knight trailers with Ledger than the whole Batman film with Nicholson."
What are you smoking? The original Batman with Nicholson is a classic! He was so good as the Joker! - darthgoat, on 07/16/2008, -5/+38Get off my lawn!!!
- GregIsLegend, on 07/16/2008, -0/+32He was joking! Buried for misleading headline.
Nicholson: Let me be the way I'm not in interviews. I'm furious. I'm furious. [He laughs.] They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker. I know how to do that! Nobody ever asked me. - sockpuppets, on 07/16/2008, -3/+31Seeing the joker wearing depends makes him a little less threatening.
- rrouse, on 07/15/2008, -14/+42I love Jack.
- FranzySF, on 07/16/2008, -0/+24He is only pissed because no one offered him the role. This has nothing to do with Heath playing the joker.
- inactive, on 07/16/2008, -0/+23As all good Jokers are capable of.
- richbleak, on 07/16/2008, -6/+27This snippet taken out of context makes this sound 1000 times worse than it actually is. He is clearly saying that he is furious that the Joker (played by Jack) was not in the sequel. Folks, the new Batman is not the sequel. He is talking about whatever piece of ***** came after the one he was in. Add in the date of the interview and there is nothing to see here. MTV must employ complete jackasses. They even characterize his comments as "controversial". What the ***** is this?
- digiguy, on 07/16/2008, -4/+24Silvester Stalone has aged and he was awesome in Rambo. People need to make a living at any age.
- AoiTakuma, on 07/16/2008, -0/+19I dont think he understands that. I think he is under the impression that the new films are just sequels. Which would explain why he is pissed they didnt call him about the Joker
- floridiot2, on 07/16/2008, -0/+18.. or a little more..
- endlessoul, on 07/16/2008, -0/+18***** MTV regardless, not just for this article.
- ImmediateAction, on 07/16/2008, -0/+16Despite all the damn Jack Nicholson haters out there, he is one of the best actors of the 20th century and he did an amazing job as the Joker in Burton's batman. This does not mean that Ledger will not be good.
Secondly, it seems to me that good ol' Jack was being fascecious when he said he was furious.
Note to digg submitters, please stop power tagging the ***** out of stories! - thenoise, on 07/16/2008, -0/+15seriously? from november?
wow. - meschmie, on 07/16/2008, -1/+16I love scotch.
- inactive, on 07/16/2008, -0/+14Why is it cold? Maybe he did have that conversation with him.
- sockpuppets, on 07/16/2008, -1/+14Check the date of the article fool.
Nov 7 2007 - KaiUno, on 07/16/2008, -3/+15He wasn't pissed at all. He was JOKING.
- shutaro, on 07/16/2008, -2/+13What are you talking about? That would have been awesome!
- sockpuppets, on 07/16/2008, -0/+11The joke's on you!
No, really, the joke's on you. Let me wipe that off, sorry. - reichg, on 07/16/2008, -0/+11nothing can be as bad as adam west wanting to be in the 3rd movie and play bruce's father
- jellydoughnut21, on 07/16/2008, -2/+12yeah, very misleading, plus this is old. Not to mention Jack is old, and as he said, was a fan of batman way back in the day, back when it was cartoony and what not, so to him, this new version is not the batman he loved when he was young. My dad feels the same way. Just a generational gap i suppose.
- rblancarte, on 07/16/2008, -0/+10Old and Horrible Title on Digg and MTV.
Nicholson wasn't furious that Ledger played the part, he said "I'm furious. They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker."
Buried. - iCoty, on 07/16/2008, -0/+10I hate MTV. Plus, this article is 8 months old!
- ApokalypseNow, on 07/16/2008, -0/+10I still would have liked to see Mark Hamill try for the role - nobody does maniacal cackling quite like Hamill. Even if he didn't get the role, watching the screen tests would have been awesome.
- inactive, on 07/16/2008, -0/+10You forgot #4, where you would have mentioned that you were an idiot for reading the misleading headline and getting pissed, only to find out Nicholson was joking.
- paulf2k, on 07/16/2008, -1/+10Homer: Adam West! Look, kids! Batman!
Lisa: Dad, that's not Batman!
Adam West: Of course I'm Batman. See? *Pulls out a photo* Here's a picture of me with Robin.
Bart: Who the hell's Robin?
Adam West: Oh, I guess you're only familiar with the new Batman movies. Michelle Pfeiffer...ha...the only true Catwoman is Julie Newmar, Lee Merriwether or Eartha Kitt. And I didn't need a molded plastic suit to improve my physique *Taps chest* Pure West. and how come Batman doesn't dance anymore, remember the Bat-tussi? (he starts dancing the Bat-tussi) - crowbar77, on 07/16/2008, -0/+9"MTV: What do you think of another actor, Heath Ledger, playing the Joker in next summer's "The Dark Knight"?
Nicholson: Let me be the way I'm not in interviews. I'm furious. I'm furious. [He laughs.] They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker. I know how to do that! Nobody ever asked me. "
Buried as misleading. - 0gre, on 07/16/2008, -0/+8Well what's stupid is they make it sound like he has something against Ledger. Nicholson is pissed that they didn't offer him the role, it has very little to do with Ledger himself.
- biznatch11, on 07/16/2008, -3/+11I love lamp.
- isunktheship, on 07/16/2008, -0/+8He was being interviewed outside of a club in Europe right after Heath's death was announced, and they asked if he had anything to say, and he said:
"I warned him!"
But Jack wasn't trying to be funny, the same thing happened to him when he played the role, with the sleeping disorder. He was being very real/candid and the paparazzi just went to town on him. - KaiUno, on 07/16/2008, -2/+10He was indeed. Though I still prefer the Walken/DeVito duo of Batman Returns. Tim Burton has a flair for Goth(am).
- mywhitenoise, on 07/16/2008, -4/+12Nicholson was playing the same role he always does, himself.
- Calinthalus, on 07/16/2008, -8/+16i love the way titties make things look....wait.
- jasonrest, on 07/16/2008, -0/+8The first thing I did was look at the date, once I saw that..............
- wizzroom, on 07/16/2008, -0/+8WTF this is ancient
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