Ultimately, the threequel did not reference the Joker's situation in any meaningful way and in a 2012 interview with Empire, Christopher Nolan stated his reasons for doing so. And even though Goyer's Harvey Dent plan had already been executed, it's clear that he too visualized a third film that did feature the Joker in some capacity. After all, it's been almost inconceivable to have such a well-received character not feature at all in the following movie, especially while still existing somewhere within that fictional universe.Īs mentioned previously, Nolan had no firm plans for a third movie while making The Dark Knight but, on Ledger's part, the actor's sister has revealed that he was incredibly proud of the performance and was hoping to return in a further offering. Warner Bros.' desire to follow-up Ledger's Oscar-winning performance with something similar is perhaps an indication that, had Heath Ledger lived on, his return in The Dark Knight Rises would've been an inevitability. Nolan disagreed and wanted to head in an intentionally different direction, settling on Bane as his choice of villain. The studio were keen on casting Leonardo DiCaprio as Riddler, likely hoping to capitalize on The Dark Knight's Joker success with an antagonist in a relatively similar vein. Nevertheless, this draft does at least highlight that a two-movie arc was considered for Joker at a very early stage and that, at some point, the villain was slated to appear in the film that would eventually become The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan even uses a modified version of Dent's comic backstory where the prosecutor actually avoids being scarred and is hailed for his bravery. Joker still creates Two-Face, but does so indirectly through a dual explosion with Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight, with the two popular villains then joining forces in the latter half of the film. Instead, Joker was slated to return in the third movie, on trial for his crimes in the previous installment, and would toss acid at Dent in the courtroom, giving Two-Face his comic book origin story. The main difference between this and the final script was that Dent would not transform into Two-Face midway through the story. At this very early stage, the concept for The Dark Knight was to have Batman, Commissioner Gordon and Harvey Dent team up to bring down the Joker, with the villain being captured - but, crucially, not killed - by the film's conclusion.
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