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10 Actors You Probably Didn’t Know Almost Played The Joker

With Suicide Squad now in theatres, we're about to get yet another version of, come on let’s just come out and say it, the most popular villain in all of pop culture (Darth Vader doesn’t count, he eventually went good). Jared Leto joins a long line of esteemed actors to have played Batman’s eternal nemesis the Joker on both the small and silver screens – Jack Nicholson, Cesar Romero, Heath Ledger, Mark Hamill, etc.
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Published: Aug 5, 2016 11:08 am

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8) Frank Sinatra

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Sinatra: All or Nothing At All

The Joker of the rat pack, anyone?

Yes, singing sensation Frank Sinatra was almost the Joker at one point. In a twist on the usual story of an actor turning down a famous role, Sinatra actually actively campaigned to play the villain in the 1960s show. Unfortunately, Cesar Romero was already contracted for the part.

Would the world have accepted a crooning Clown Prince of Crime? Would Sinatra’s take on the character have been as iconic as Romero’s? Sadly, we’ll never know.

Oddly enough, the singer was eventually connected to the Joker when “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” was memorably featured in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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