Jeff Rubin posted this back on July 18, the day The Dark Knight was released. Let’s go ahead and rub it in a little harder for those 2006 Digg commenters tonight:

jeffrubinjeffrubin:

(almost two years ago to the day)

While I will attempt to not compare him to Nicholson or “The Batman” joker, I just dont know if Ledger has that crazy and creepy side needed to play the joker. I will admit that I havnt seen too many of his movies, but the ones I have seen him in he doesnt play a creepy crazy guy completly off his rocker.
-EdLesMann

Please tell me this isn’t real. PLEASE!!!
-MiamiGuy

Ledger is wrong for this. He’s always seemed to be a very two-dimensional actor, not at all convincing, and here we have him trying to handle a character as deranged and maniacal as the Joker.
-Karyyk

Horrible news. I don’t want Ledger as the Joker. He’s just so wrong. He doesn’t even have the look and his acting is mediocre, especially when he tries to act like Val Kilmer.
-a7bat

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