Interrupting a videoconference between mob bosses Sal Maroni ( Eric Roberts), the Chechen ( Ritchie Coster) and Gambol ( Michael Jai White) with their accountant Lau ( Chin Han), he offers to kill Batman for half of the mob's money. He tricks four of them into killing each other, then kills the last one himself and escapes with the money. The Joker first appears in person at the beginning of The Dark Knight, as part of a six-member gang wearing clown masks who rob a mob-owned bank. Gordon shows Batman a joker playing card left at the crime scene. James Gordon ( Gary Oldman) describes to Batman ( Christian Bale) a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery and double homicide. The character is indirectly referenced at the end of Batman Begins, when Lt. The character is widely considered to be one of the greatest villains in film, as well as one of the most iconic interpretations of the Joker. When the film was released in July 2008, six months after Ledger died of an accidental overdose, the performance received universal acclaim and numerous posthumous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ledger's casting as the Joker was initially controversial but it is now considered his finest performance Ledger himself regarded it as his most enjoyable. Ledger's Joker also explores techniques found in the actor's previous performances, including his clown act in Terry Gilliam's fantasy film The Brothers Grimm, while also referencing paintings by artist Francis Bacon, Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange, and various punk rock musicians, as well as a vocal style rumored to be influenced by Tom Waits. In the film, he wears the character's traditional purple and green color palette, while his facial appearance includes clown makeup that covers facial scars of a Glasgow smile, and green hair.
Ledger's interpretation of the Joker is specifically influenced by the graphic novels Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.
The Joker embodies themes of chaos, anarchy and obsession: throughout the film, he expresses a desire to upset the social order in Gotham through crime, and defines himself by his conflict with Batman. A psychopathic criminal mastermind and mass murderer with a warped, sadistic sense of humor, the Joker is hired by Gotham City's mob bosses to kill the vigilante Batman ( Christian Bale), and also comes into conflict with Batman's allies, Gotham police officer James Gordon ( Gary Oldman) and district attorney Harvey Dent ( Aaron Eckhart). The Joker is a fictional character who appears in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight, based upon the DC Comics supervillain of the same name.
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