Sacha Baron Cohen Would Make The Perfect Joker

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We recently got to see a deleted scene from The Batman where Barry Keoghan’s excellent Joker performance is revealed. He’s menacing, unhinged, and gets under Batman’s skin perfectly. I’m not a fan of the continued trope that disfigured people are villainous, but trying to get superhero movies to understand that seems about as futile as trying to convince Batman to stop beating up drug dealers and focus on higher-up crime instead. Honestly, The Riddler was doing a good job of cleaning up the city right up until his bizarre decision to simply flood Gotham. Anyway, as good as Keoghan’s performance is, I want to see Sacha Baron Cohen given a crack at the role.

The Clown Prince of Darkness is a tough part to play, especially after Heath Ledger’s iconic performance. To avoid comparisons to it, DC has gone in a few different directions since. Jared Leto’s iteration was utterly bizarre, with face tattoos, chrome Lambo, and over-the-top performance that verged on campy rather than creepy.

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With Joaquin Phoenix, we saw the fall and rise of a man driven to desperation by a society that was itself on the brink of a social revolution. The origins of the Joker are often referenced in the films, but never before has one been dedicated solely to it.

With Keoghan, it feels like we’re back to Ledger’s version of the Joker. He’s once again the ultimate foil to the masked vigilante, pushing all the right buttons and causing Batman to lose his cool by making him confront the sort of monster he is deep down. Keoghan, if he returns for the sequel, will undoubtedly do this story justice, but it has the trappings of one we’ve already seen in The Dark Knight. I want