20 Most Iconic Villain Introductions In Movie History

3. The Joker - The Dark Knight

A list of iconic villain introductions clearly wouldn't be complete without a nod to the undisputed "Best Comic Book Movie Villain Of All Time," the Joker, as portrayed by Heath Ledger in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. Even had Ledger not tragically died before the film was released it would still have earned him the heaps of praise it deserved. Shooting in IMAX, Nolan introduces his Joker to The Dark Knight in one of the most visually arresting, perfectly edited heist sequences of all time, utilising the scope of the Chicago skyline to full effect. The Joker's reveal after a series of similarly masked robbers are betrayed by their associates is perfectly handled - comic book movie villains are rarely this intensely engaging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OYBEquZ_j0