
Mark Hamill began voicing The Joker in 1992’s Batman: The Animated Series, and has since moved on to other Batman TV shows, movies, and video games. To a lot of fans he is the definitive Joker, so in a new interview, Polygon asked the actor what he thought of Jared Leto’s latest portrayal of the character.
Hamill told Polygon that he loved his performance, adding that he hasnāt seen an interpretation yet thatās made him go, “That was terrible.” Instead, Hamill explained, the key to enjoying different iterations of the character was to look for what that version needed to be in that moment. Jack Nicholsonās Joker, Hamill said, was very different from Heath Ledgerās simply because it had to be.
“Everyone brings a different spin to the character and you have to look at each script separately,” Hamill said. “I donāt think thereās a definitive version of the Joker and I donāt think there can be. Itās like Hamlet, really. Itāll be constantly redefined.”
Hamill didn’t give his opinion on the latest live-action DC Comics movies like Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, or Suicide Squad, but did sympathize with fans who aren’t fond of those movies.
“If you donāt approve of Zack Snyder’s vision then youāre kind of stuck because he’s in the driver’s seat,” he said.
SOURCE: Polygon