Ledger's Joker and Nicholson's are different Batman franchises though aren't they?Yeah, but are we not talking about the fact that this series has been reduced to recycling already well played characters? Honestly, they got lucky with the Heath Ledger Joker, and if he didn't tragically pass, I don't know if the role gets the same buzz it did after his death. Michelle Pfeiffer played Catwoman flawlessly, and anyone after will just be a second class bit (shout out to Halle Berry). Nicholsons Joker kills Ledgers, and Tim Burtons interpretation is far and away better than all others.
Let's face it, this concept is built way more for TV than it is the big screen. With shows like Smallville, Heroes, and most recently The Cape, it suprises me that Batman has not been remade for television. This way, the characters have time to develop without rehashing them every couple films. HBO has the budget and the cache... what are they waiting on for this???
I agree. I was wondering why the tv version hasn't been remade yet. Maybe we should be grateful as they'd probably screw it up.