The mystery of Heath Ledger’s Joker scars may have just gotten the answer no one wanted.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the film Joker: Folie à Deux.

Behind the scenes details from Joker: Folie à Deux could provide an answer to the long-running Joker mystery from 2008. Dark Knight. Joaquin Phoenix reprized the role of Arthur Fleck in 2024. Joker: Folie à Deuxand in the sequel, Fleck causes controversy by abandoning his identity as the Joker, instead confessing to his heinous crimes. However, while Phoenix’s Fleck didn’t want to be the Joker, Heath Ledger’s interpretation of the DC Comics supervillain in Christopher Nolan’s film Dark Knight fully embraced this dark personality, perhaps aided by his recognizable scars.

Most interpretations of the Joker, both in DC comics and in the live-action films, have noticeable facial scars in the shape of a Glasgow smile. The true origin of the Joker’s scars has never been revealed in DC Comics, with the Batman villain choosing to maintain his own backstory. “multiple choice”, the same goes for its recent film adaptations. In particular, the iconic Joker played by Heath Ledger. Dark Knight hasn’t revealed the cause of the scars on his face, but the mystery may now have an answer thanks to one detail from Joker: Folie à Deux’s production.

In the original ending of Joker, Arthur had to cut out his own face.

2019’s Joker ended with Arthur Fleck’s arrest

Academy Award Winner Todd Phillips Joker marked the fantastic debut of Joaquin Phoenix’s gritty, dark and realistic version of the iconic character. Towards the end of the film, Arthur Fleck appears as the Joker on a late-night show hosted by Murray Franklin, which ends with him shooting the host dead on air. He is arrested, but manages to escape briefly as a massive riot breaks out in Gotham, led by the Joker. Fleck stands on top of a police car and smears blood across his face in the shape of a smile, but that wasn’t the original plan..

According to Hollywood Reporter, Joker It originally ended with Arthur Fleck carving a Glasgow smile onto his face in front of a crowd of his followers.. This would have made Phoenix’s portrayal of the character more consistent with his DC Comics counterpart, but this was not implemented and the reason for this has now been revealed. Joker: Folie à Deux ends with Arthur Fleck being killed by a young Arkham Asylum inmate, played by Connor Storry, who then carves a Glasgow smile into his face, furthering the planned moment. Joker into live action once and for all.

Christopher Nolan reportedly refused to show Joker scars

The original ending of Joker was apparently changed by Christopher Nolan

Hollywood Reporter showed that Dark Knight Director Christopher Nolan apparently asked for a scene where Arthur Fleck carves his face out. Joker be changed. This was reportedly because Nolan, who had previously been a mainstay at Warner Bros., believed that only his Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger, should carve his face out. Christopher Nolan had nothing to do with the development of the 2019 film. Jokerand has no beef with the DC Comics villain, so it was a ridiculous request from the directorbut Warner Bros. changed the scene anyway.

Christopher Nolan no longer has an ongoing partnership with Warner Bros., so the scene where Connor Storrie’s Arkham inmate carves his own smile out of Glasgow Joker: Folie à Deux perhaps it was a sharp blow towards the famous director. Certainly, it would probably have been much more impressive if Arthur Fleck had suffered that scar, especially since it might have made the sequel more enjoyable. for many dissatisfied viewers. However, Nolan’s request for Joker comes with another sting that also changes the way you view Dark Knight.

The Nolan Report accidentally answers one of DC’s longest-running mysteries.

Joker Details Suggest Heath Ledger’s Joker Carved Glasgow’s Own Smile

Although it’s unclear what exactly Christopher Nolan said to get this Joker the scene has changed Hollywood Reporter assumption that he only marked his Joker “We need to cut his face out” implies that Heath Ledger’s Joker inflicted the scars on himself. The Joker has provided two origin stories for his Glasgow smile. Dark KnightOne is about an abusive father, and the other is about scarring himself to comfort his wounded, gambling-addicted wife. While it’s possible that none of these stories are true, THR Joker: Folie à Deux exposure presupposes Ledger’s Joker scarred himself by answering a 16-year-old mystery that probably should have remained a secret.

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