Doesn't stop Connery or Eastwood. Harrison Ford isn't much younger than that, and he's doing another Indiana Jones movie. Same with Stallone doing a new Rocky and a new Rambo.

70 as a multi-millionaire with personal trainers and the best of everything is a bit different than 70 for the rest of us.

Good analogy. ROFL

Well, as interesting as that would be, I guess they're going for a Joker not quite as wild and crazy as Jack. He's had his turn, and he nailed it.

I was just thinking, how Jack, would be too old, Ledger (compared to Bale) seems too young. They'll need good makeup. I guess that goes without saying when it comes to Joker though.

as long as they don't install the batnipples this time...

After Batman Begins, I have faith that they won't completely screw it up, given that Christopher Nolan is back directing the sequel and I assume the cast overall will be loaded again. As long as Gary Oldman is in the movie, I'll be happy.

I guess I'm in the minority, but I think Ledger is a good choice. He's a really good actor, IMO. I think he can pull it off.

My two favorite actors are Oldman and Morgan Freeman. If you have both of them in the same movie, it would take a lot of effort for it to suck.

This is true.

He's a good actor, but to say he usually plays brooding roles would be an understatement. I think they're just trying to avoid any possible Nicholson comparisons.

From what I've heard - he plays a completely different type of character in "Lords of Dogtown" (I personally haven't seen - in the Netflix cue - it yet but have been told it's good) and is great.

I was really impressed with him in "Brokeback" - even if I thought the movie itself was kinda lame.

So - I'm really curious to see how he does. I'm kinda glad that they went for the WTF casting rather than an obvious choice.

wow. what a difference two years makes. I wasn't a huge fan of ledger as batman, and apparently neither were a lot of people. godDAMN were we off.

20/20 and all...

Great bump.

Old thread bumps usually annoy me, but this is a good call.

Boy were we wrong. As hell.

ditto. but after reading some of the responses, I couldn't NOT bump this.

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