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Old 22-01-2012, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyRix View Post
Hah, that's true, actually! Never noticed that. Although I suppose it's something to do with the characters themeselves - Nicholson's Joker (and to some extent, Ledger's) was a flamboyant man (the float scene, anyone?) whilst Batman, no matter the incarnation, is a shadowy, drawn-in figure, thus it can make it quite limiting re matching/ outshining the villains.
Exactly. It's the same reason that Christian Bale was always going to overshadow Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter. His character is just so much bigger.
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