Before he gets started on the third film in the new “Batman” franchise, Christopher Nolan has “Inception” to promote, a mind-twisting thriller that takes place in man’s dreams and that is even getting some pretty major Oscar buzz. However, for all those fans out there speculating on whether Heath Ledger’s The Joker should be recast, Nolan has a very clear message: The Joker is never coming back.

As fans of the franchise with Christian Bale as the caped crusader must know, “The Dark Knight” brought one of the best accomplished villains to life. Late Australian actor Heath Ledger played the villain and even won an Oscar for it – unfortunately, it was too late for him to come and personally accept the award as he’d passed from an accidental overdose. Now, Nolan is saying that chapter is forever closed, as the Herald Sun informs.

Asked about whether there were any plans to recast The Joker while promoting “Inception,” Nolan was very to the point: that would be disrespectful to fans and, first and foremost, to the memory of the great actor that was Heath. “For me, Heath was the definitive Joker. It wouldn’t feel appropriate to readdress that character,” he said, as cited by the aforementioned publication. He would not reveal more details about which villains may appear in the third installment, though buzz remains pretty strong that Two-Face will probably be getting more screen time in it.

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