A new fan edit brings Joaquin Phoenix, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto together for a film version of Three Jokers. The idea has its roots in the pages of comic books. As part of Justice League #42, which was released in 2015, Batman came into contact with the powerful and omniscient Mobius Chair. Asking who The Joker really was, Batman received an answer that he did not expect: there were three separate Jokers in existence. The storyline, spearheaded by the duo of Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok, is set to receive greater detail in Batman: Three Jokers. Released under the DC Black Label, the three-part miniseries will explore how three versions of the Caped Crusader’s archnemesis exist within the DC Universe. The ending of the saga has been teased as an exceptionally gutsy endeavor.
The storyline has added fuel to the desires of fans to see each separate version of The Joker unite on the big screen. This is helped by the fact that, despite similarities on the surface, each portrayal of The Joker has been distinct. A new fan edit, from Eli Q, toys with the concept of Joaquin Phoenix, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto appearing in the same movie as their respective interpretations of the Clown Prince of Crime. The trailer commits to the premise, with an impressive cast and inspired musical cues.
The trio put their own spin on the legendary DC villain, with Leto’s being perhaps the most controversial. In Ledger’s case, having played Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, it holds up as a memorable and haunting performance by an actor that was lost too soon. Phoenix proved that, even though there have been quite a few Jokers over the decades, both in live-action productions and in animation, he was still capable of imbuing the character with new depths.
These distinctions and nuances are helped by the fact that The Joker doesn’t have a settled backstory, giving the bad guy a certain flexibility and renewability. As long as comic book properties remain in the zeitgeist, there will likely be an actor lining up to put their stamp on an iconic superhero or supervillain. But this latest Joker fan edit provides a compelling case that, for better or for worse, we have already seen some definitive portrayals by Phoenix, Ledger, and Leto.
Source: Eli Q