I just can't wrap my mind around this whole Heath Ledger thing. To me, Jack Nicholson IS the Joker. Tim Curry (the studios' first choice) , Ray Liotta (Burton's first choice) Willem Dafoe, David Bowie, John Lithgow, James Woods, & Robin Williams (the finally choice before securing Jack) were all the considered for the original Batman(1989). I think that any one of those actors would still be a better option than Heath Ledger. But, I also heard that Joker is going to be like Alex in A Clockwork Orange. Joker isn't supposed to be a teenager galavanting around town enjoying the old ultr-violence. He's supposed to be out for revenge. I could be wrong, & I hope that I am. Michael Caine as Alfred, Gary Oldman as Lt. Gordon, & Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox...that I'll applaud. It's et for June '08, so I'm hoping by then Warner Brothers can convince me. Though, I'm sure I'll still wish that Burton directed it.