{"id":60101,"date":"2014-05-10T15:09:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T14:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=60101"},"modified":"2014-05-10T15:09:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T14:09:38","slug":"gotham-tv-series-confirms-the-joker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/gotham-tv-series-confirms-the-joker\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotham TV series will introduce the Joker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joker and Batman face off in The Killing Joke, art by Brian Bolland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a>, Gotham<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>showrunner Bruno Heller revealed that Batman’s most infamous foe will eventually be making an appearance in the TV origin story, citing Brian Bollard and Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke<\/strong><\/em> as an inspiration.<\/p>\n

“He’s the crown jewel of the Batman villains,” confirmed Heller. “He will be brought in with great care and a lot of thought.”<\/p>\n

This will be the first time the character has appeared in live action since the late Heath Ledger’s award-winning turn in The Dark Knight<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

“That was a wonderful performance and — apart from everything else — wonderful make-up,” he agrees. “And we should try to live up to that. It will be a different character. It’s certainly going to be more Heath Ledger than Cesar Romero.”<\/p>\n

Gotham<\/em> begins this autumn on Fox in the US. No UK air date has been announced. You can buy Batman: Year One<\/em> for £7.69 at Amazon.co.uk<\/a> and find out more about the comics that inspired the show with new digital magazine Uncanny Comics<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n