Joker in other media City villains the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman. Jack Nicholson played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman". The "Newsweek" review of the film stated that the best scenes are due to the surreal black comedy portrayed in the Joker. In 2003, American Film Institute ranked Nicholson's performance #45 on their list of 50 greatest film villains. Hugo Blick and David U. Hodges play younger versions of the character in flashbacks in "Batman" and "Batman Forever", respectively. In the film, Jack Napier is the right-hand man of mob boss Carl Grissom prior to his transformation into the Joker. During
Joker (character) in which he is voiced by John DiMaggio). In 2012, Michael Emerson voiced the character in a two-part animated adaptation of "". Jared Leto portrayed the Joker in "Suicide Squad" (2016), and Zach Galifianakis voiced the character in "The Lego Batman Movie" (2017). In August 2017, Warner Bros. revealed plans for a standalone film based on the Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and produced by Martin Scorsese. Joaquin Phoenix portrays the character in "Joker", which is scheduled for release in 2019. The Joker has also been featured in video games. Hamill returned to voice the character in 2009's critically acclaimed