James Woods was considered for The Joker in Tim Burton's Batman, and Sam Hamm said of him, "James Woods would be good and wouldn't need any makeup, which would save a couple of hours' work every morning." Go figure. Would It Have Worked?: Probably. One gets the impression that Woods wouldn't have to make much of an effort to portray a convincingly creepy Joker, what with his distinctive voice and potentially creepy persona. His iconic roles in the likes of Videodrome and Once Upon a Time in America show that he can go to the dark places necessary for a character like this, but that he can also nail the serious dramatics that might be needed from time to time. As for the campiness of Burton's Batman? That might be a little more difficult to picture.
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