'Batman': The Joker's Makeup Design Was No Laughing Matter to Jack Nicholson

, he had no intention of portraying him as a campy comic book villain, so the look needed to be right. The Tim Burton-directed filmIn a behind-the-scenes featurette, it was revealed that Nicholson had final say over The Joker's makeup design — and he took it quite seriously. "We had a lot of talks," the actor said of meetings with Burton and the makeup team led by Nick Dudman. "Creatively, it was very specific.

"When you look at the comics, his hair is not bright green. You also might see it as a lighting effect," Nicholson explained, saying he wanted the hair understated whereas Burton wanted it bright green or "Clarabelle" as Nicholson called it. "You don't want that level of clowning," the actor said, adding he reassured the director, "Don't worry, I will try to be humorous, He is The Joker." Still, Nicholson said they tried Burton's idea. "And we did the test on the wig and immediately he saw it was too bright," Nicholson said. "Change the wig. Much less green area. Much less fright wig element.

The actor also noted the makeup process was even more challenging due to an allergy he has, saying "One of the ironies of my life is I am allergic to spirit gum, the basic unit to movie makeup."Sign up for Heat Vision's weekly newsletter for all things comics, sci-fi and more.

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unpopular opinion: Nicholson was a horrible joker

does nicholson still own partial rights to the Joker. I'd fight over that too

There's a rumour that Michael Keaton FLASH role is tied to batman beyond in 2023

Best movie Joker for me. He just played the role so well. Gangster, clown, and psychopath.

Best Joker

Still remember like it was yesterday watching this back in 1989 at the theater when I was 8 with my family and simply loving it. Batman and the Batmobile looked so cool, A very stylish movie, I still love it. ❤️📽️🎬

This movie defined my life forever! The first movie I remember as a young toddler.

:)

A consummate artist

DaneCook Stingertail

THE GREATEST BATMAN FILM BATMAN89 DC

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Jesus Christ, that interview is from the 2005 Special Edition DVD LOL

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