Jack Nicholson's DCEU Joker Return Should Copy Burton's Forgotten Batman Sequel
If Jack Nicholson's Joker ever returned to the DCEU, his story could copy the forgotten comic sequel to Tim Burton's Batman. Jack Nicholson was perfect casting for Joker in Batman '89, but many other actors were considered. Everyone from Tim Curry — who almost voiced Batman: TAS' Joker — to John Lithgow and Robin Williams were up for the role until Nicholson eventually closed his deal. Some critics may have accused the actor of going too over the top with his performance, but Nicholson would later counter by stating The Joker had no top.
Jack Nicholson's Joker remains one of superhero cinema's most famous bad guys, with the star leaving an unforgettable mark on the character. He was also extremely well-compensated, as he had a cut of Batman's gross and merchandise and is said to have made close to $100 million off the blockbuster. There was a plan for Nicholson to cameo in Batman Unchained, the planned fifth outing that would have followed 1997's Batman & Robin. This Jack Nicholson's Joker would have been a hallucination brought on by the Scarecrow's fear toxin, but the project was later scrapped.
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Batman '89 was produced before long-running franchises and multi-film arcs were thought out by studios. That's likely why Jack Nicholson's Joker is definitively dead by the time the movie ends, having fallen to his death from Gotham City Cathedral. Little thought was given to Nicholson returning outing of the Batman Unchained cameo, and given that the star retired following 2010's How Do You Know, the odds of him reappearing in the DCEU are low. However, if Nicholson's Joker ever returned to the DCEU, The Daily Batman comic strip — which is a
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