Hot Toy DX08 - BATMAN - The Joker (Jack Nicholson) - Specs & Pics

[Padrinno]

Tomorrow will be at home!! 

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Adam's sculpt appears to be made almost specific to the "Wait'll they get a load of me" scene. Hence the shape of the mouth. It's nearly spot on to it.

It's a very nice sculpt and has almost as much detail as HT's save for the skin textureing and crow's feet. I can't wait to paint mine up and bash a Museum Joker with some HT clothes.

 

[intothevoid]

Here ya go Mag

Only thing HT has over the Adam one for me is the paint and texture, likeness wise, I think Adam's looks more like Nicholson overall

Adam's sculpt appears to be made almost specific to the "Wait'll they get a load of me" scene. Hence the shape of the mouth. It's nearly spot on to it.

It's a very nice sculpt and has almost as much detail as HT's save for the skin textureing and crow's feet. I can't wait to paint mine up and bash a Museum Joker with some HT clothes.

It IS very specific to that scene actually, that's what Adam used as his reference pic.

 

[jye4ever]

What does it for me are the open eyes on the custom vs the squinted eyes on the HT that makes the custom look more like JN.

 

[intothevoid]

Eyebrows, wrinkles above them and hair sculpt also are superior IMO on Adams

 

[guyver1]

Have you ever heard of the healing power of laughter!

 

[jye4ever]

/\ lol

 

[MaulFan]

Adam's Joker sculpts, Ledger and Nicholson, always seem to have a quality where they capture the moments where you see more of the actor than the character. Hard to describe, but Adam's Nicholson reminds me of scenes where you look at him and you're mind forgets you're watching Batman and just notices Jack Nicholson on screen, where Hot Toys captures more the moments where your mind almost forgets who's playing the Joker and you're just taking in this maniacal character. I get the same vibe from Adam's Ledger portraits, they always remind of moments in the movie where your mind pauses to think "oh I see Heath in there" where others tend to capture looks from the moments where you can't even tell who's beind all the makeup and stuff.

I look at Adam's portrait and i think of Vikki's apartment, I look at Hot Toys' portrait and I think more the scene in Grissom's apartment.

 

[armysoldier74b]

You wound me.





Can't have.

Wow can't wait for this one. and to think I have 2 on preorder

 

[intothevoid]

Adam's Joker sculpts, Ledger and Nicholson, always seem to have a quality where they capture the moments where you see more of the actor than the character. Hard to describe, but Adam's Nicholson reminds me of scenes where you look at him and you're mind forgets you're watching Batman and just notices Jack Nicholson on screen, where Hot Toys captures more the moments where your mind almost forgets who's playing the Joker and you're just taking in this maniacal character. I get the same vibe from Adam's Ledger portraits, they always remind of moments in the movie where your mind pauses to think "oh I see Heath in there" where others tend to capture looks from the moments where you can't even tell who's beind all the makeup and stuff.

I look at Adam's portrait and i think of Vikki's apartment, I look at Hot Toys' portrait and I think more the scene in Grissom's apartment.

Yes very true, I guess part of the reason is that he tends to sculpt the actor first and then modify it to make it into the character.

For example for the Heath Jokers he made sculpts of Ledger first without any scars or anything and using regular reference images. He added the scars and changed expressions later

 

[MaulFan]

Yes very true, I guess part of the reason is that he tends to sculpt the actor first and then modify it to make it into the character.

For example for the Heath Jokers he made sculpts of Ledger first without any scars or anything and using regular reference images. He added the scars and changed expressions later

He's great with likeness, I can't think of anything he's done that hasn't looked clearly like who it's supposed to be, but it amazes me with these Jokers how some indefinable quality in the sculpts means such a difference in how you see it, and those same qualities in the films. Goes to show the power of makeup and prosthetics.

 

[jye4ever]

Man oh man, why couldn't HT have looked exactly like that scene.

That's the Joker I want.

 

[intothevoid]

Hot Toy's is based on this(top left):

It's a great sculpt, just think it's a bit too sinister though

 

[RIDDICK]

HT's isn't enough "fat" and "old". And his hair is pure blasphemy.
That's why you better never display him w/o his dumb hat

Still can't wait for Aprill so I can unpack both B and J

 

[jye4ever]

I even see young Jack Napier in the HT sculpt.

 

[MaulFan]

Speaking of that, was Wor-Gar would say, dynamite stick, I think there's a strong likelihood that leaving the hat on his head for a prolonged period will leave a purple stain on his face. I don't know how tight the hat is, but the beret that came with Barney Ross leaves a stain if left on too long, and it wouldn't shock me if someone put their Joker on display with the hat on, came back a few months later deciding to take it off an there were marks. as weird as his hatless hair is, I'll probably leave mine that way to be safe rather than stuck with hatted all the time.

 

[MaulFan]

It's a great sculpt, just think it's a bit too sinister though

They may have been Nicholson's call, I'd imagine HT had a number of portraits presented and may have had more clowny versions, but when you watch the BTS interviews for Batman, Nicholson talks about him like a more evil and sinister character than his actual portrayal, and he might have felt the sinister sculpt was more fitting than others. I'd love to have witnessed the discussions with him about the portrait.

 

[jye4ever]

That proves he was jealous of HL.

 

[intothevoid]

 

[Wor-Gar]

I'd love to have witnessed the discussions with him about the portrait.

HT: And this one you as Funny Man.

JACK: That's.... Party Man.

HT: Yes, yes... Potty Man.