Apparently Paul Bettany and Lachy Hulme are the only 2 actors being considered for the part of the Joker in the next installment of Batman [ Via: Freeze Dried Movies ].
“Australian actor Lachy Hulme (pronounced “Lock-ee Hewm”) and British thesp Paul Bettany are the only actors that BATMAN producers are considering for the role of The Joker – at the moment.” They also explain, “One of these two sources also told us that screen tests will indeed take place this fall, although it was unclear if one or both of these actors are testing.”
This subject has been covered previously here on The Movie Blog a number of times, and the opinions on who whould be the best fit vary from personality to personality. If this is fact and the final two candidates are Bettany and Hulme, I would prefer to see Paul Bettany take on the challenge.
Bettany is the type actor who can steal the show very easily in my opinion. A Knight’s Tale, A Beautiful Mind and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World are three films which come to mind were Bettany contributed a great deal to the success of the stories. He is a convincing character, likable and sincere. He compliments his fellow actors and can make a bad scene seem not so bad at all.
Throughout the duration of this debate, who have you favored from the cast of rumors to be?
Now, with this new piece of information, which of the two could you see being the most affective Joker?
