David Bowie as Joker in Burton's Batman

[TomServofan]

Did you know that he was gonna be Joker for the role before Jack?

[Metamorphosis]

Did you know that he was gonna be Joker for the role before Jack?

Interesting, but link of some kind please?

[MajorHoy]

Did you know that he was gonna be Joker for the role before Jack?

When you say "he was gonna be", does that mean he was interested in / agreeing to do it, or is this more of "they wanted him to do it, but he had no interest in it"?

[taylortexas]

Actually, from what I recall it wasn't that David Bowie was slated to be in Burton's 1989 Batman film but rather a different script that had been passed around several years earlier. 1983, I believe? It's not hard to find online if you want to read it. Possibly even more amusing is who was set to be cast as Batman... none other than Bill Murray. What we got may have been better but it's one of those hypothetical films that I would love to see now.

[TomServofan]

On Wiki.

Even William Dafoe was casted for Joker as well then Jack came.

[Flash Gordon]

I would actually love nothing more in life than to see Bill Murray as big screen Batman.

[TheNewFiftyForum]

I generally think Bowie did (writing in the past sense about DB is absolutely gut-wrenching, by the way) his best acting work when he underplayed his characters. I'm not sure that would have worked for Joker, but it would have been amazingly cool to see.

[dancj]

Actually, from what I recall it wasn't that David Bowie was slated to be in Burton's 1989 Batman film but rather a different script that had been passed around several years earlier. 1983, I believe? It's not hard to find online if you want to read it. Possibly even more amusing is who was set to be cast as Batman... none other than Bill Murray. What we got may have been better but it's one of those hypothetical films that I would love to see now.

I was under the impression that Bill Murray was originally Burton's first choice. IIRC for some reason he wanted a comedy person in the role. It was Michael Keaton's performance in Beetlejuice that changed Burton's mind.

[Metamorphosis]

writing in the past sense about DB is absolutely gut-wrenching, by the way.

It absolutely is--if there's one upshot about his passing, it's that he's not suffering from being sick any longer.

[John Ossie]

David Bowie as the Joker? That would've got my Auntie to see it as she absolutely adored him.

[Aioros22]

Due to news yesterday and looking at some pictures, this actually crossed my mind. His face structure and maneirisms have that caothic "it". So, maybe.

Man what a loss.

[TomServofan]

Even Tim Curry was one of the original choices for Joker besides Bowie.

[batnbreakfast]

At least David Bowie/Joker made it into Frank Miller's DarkKnightReturns (I presume) as Miller wrote him that way (I presume)

[Aioros22]

You`re thinking about the lipstick and cigar scenes. Yeah, perhaps.

[madmodpoetgod]

Also, Morrison's Batman RIP Joker was highly influenced by Bowie, according the writer.