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 Beyond: Return of the Joker Warner Bros. Family Entertainment to do so. Mephisto Odyssey and Static-X contributed the song "Crash (The Humble Brothers Remix)" on the film's soundtrack, along with a music video directed by Len Wiseman featured on the DVD. In Neo-Gotham City in 2040, the Joker has mysteriously resurfaced after having disappeared over thirty-five years ago, taking over a faction of the criminal gang Jokerz. After the Joker appears before the public during a Wayne Enterprises press conference, Bruce Wayne, formerly Batman and the Joker's archenemy, insists that the villain must be an impostor despite the evidence, claiming to have witnessed the Joker's