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
Batman: A Death in the Family the Outlaws". "A Death in the Family" was referenced in "Emperor Joker", a 2010 episode of "" (2008-2011). In it, a fourth wall-breaking Bat-Mite references the comic and the 900 number, and Batman is briefly seen cradling Robin. The story was briefly featured in a flashback sequence during the first minutes of the animated film "" (2010). The story is also referenced in the DC Extended Universe films "" and "Suicide Squad" (both 2016), which hinted that the Joker and Harley Quinn killed Todd prior to the films' events. "" alumni Kevin Conroy (Batman) and Mark Hamill (the Joker) teased